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FORMULA SELECTS. 



BENJAMIX DRAKE. 

TOMIILJI 8HBILIBOVJB3 

OR, A 
OF 

EMINENT PHYSICIANS, 

AND THE MOST 

CELEBRATED PATENT MEDICINES ; . 

TOGETHER WITH 

A SYLLABIC VIEW 

OF 

MINERAL WATERS AND POISONS. 



Medici ad ea remedia semper confugient quae certa experientia prodesse comprobaverit. 

i , Gregory. 



NEW- YORK: 

PUBLISHED BY R. DONALDSON, NO. 45 JOHN STREET. 
PRINTED BY C. S. VAN WINKLE, 

Printer to the University. 



1818. 



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Southern District of Nero-York, si: 

BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the 10th day of November, in the forty-second 
year of the Independence of the United States of America, Robert Donaldson, of 
the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof 
he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : 

"Formulae Selects? : or, a collection of prescriptions of eminent physicians, with 
the most celebrated patent medicines; together with a syllabic view of mineral 
waters and poisons. * Medici ad ea remedia semper confugient quae certa experi- 
entia prodesse comprobaverit. Gregory. 1 " 

In conformity to the act of Congress of the United States, entitled "An act for 
"the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, 
" to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mention- 
" ed ;" and also, to an act, entitled, "An act supplementary to an act, entitled, an act 
" for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and 
•• books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein 
*• mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, 
" and etching historical and other prints." 

JAMES DILL, 
Clerk of the Southern District of New- York. 



PREFACE. 

Lord Bacon has declared a multiplicity of reme- 
dies to be the child of ignorance. The observation 
is, no doubt, just ; but if he had been tried by it, he 
would have put his own reputation at hazard ; for 
he was as partial to polypharmacy as any of his co- 
temporaries ; who esteemed it a medical axiom, that 
the more complex a prescription, the more virtues 
it possessed ; accordingly, it required some scores 
of simples to form a sovereign remedy. It is obvious 
enough to the most casual observer, that this is not I 
the opinion of the present day : we run into the 
other extreme, and are inclined to say that the more 
simple, nay, the more single the prescription, the more 
efficient the medicine. Many physicians carry about 
them all the articles of the Materia Medica, which 
they conceive necessary to enable them to contend with 
every form of disease, and armed with calomel, opium, 
tartar emetic, and a lancet, they believe themselves 
qualified to combat all " the ills that frail flesh is heir 
to." This generalising system of practising the pro- 
fession is believed to be more convenient to the physi- 
cian, than beneficial to his patient, and which the 
present improved state of pathology and therapeutics 
certainly does not warrant. 



n PREFACE. 

In the treatment of chronic diseases, and rebel- 
lious cases, the anxious practitioner should turn with 
willingness to the compositions of medicines recom- 
mended by eminent men, and to such also as have 
acquired a reputation, although they may have ori- 
ginated with empirics or nurses. 

A work containing a collection of prescriptions 
of this kind, remains a desideratum in medicine, at 
least in this country. The books which contain 
them are not always within reach, the search is te- 
dious, and oftentimes fruitless. In order to remove 
in some degree these difficulties, the compilers have 
made a selection of the most celebrated : the number 
might have been much enlarged, but they presume 
that they have given as many as most practitioners 
will require ; even of these, there are some, of which 
from their own knowledge they can say very little ; 
by giving them a place here, they do not pretend to 
settle their value ; the sources whence they are deri- 
ved are usually indicated by their names, and the dis- 
criminating physician can readily judge of their in- 
dividual merits. 

The Formulae Selectae is intended to be a com- 
panion to the Dispensatory, and not in any way to 
supersede its use. A recipe may have reputation 
and deserved celebrity, and yet not find a place 



PREFACE. Vll 

among the officinal preparations, which should be 
few in number, and retrenched of every thing that 
could be deemed superfluous. 

The physician is sometimes called to visit patients 
who have previously taken of some patent medicine, 
and, as it is proper. that he should acquaint himself 
with the composition of these secret remedies, we 
have inserted such of them as are in most general use 
in this country. 

The difficulty of obtaining the natural mineral 
waters is sufficient to account for their very limit- 
ed use. Many of them can be easily and suc- 
cessfully imitated ; of these we have chosen out a 
few, and given the methods of preparing them. 

The haste in which the practitioner is required to 
administer relief to those who either by design or ac- 
cident have taken poison, denies him time for read- 
ing, and almost for reflection. It behooves him, not- 
withstanding, to meet these cases with promptitude : 
and, in order that he may refresh his memory as to 
the mode of exhibiting the antidote, we have given 
>such an abstract,' as shall serve his purpose on such an 
' occasion. 

The arrangement of the preparations according to 
their forms, appeared least objectionable, and has been 
adopted. By this means they may be referred to 



Vlll PREFACE. 

without the aid of an index ; but as works of this 
kind usually abound with them, we have thought 
proper to comply so far with established custom as to 
place one at the end of this volume. 

Works on pharmacy are now usually given in the 
vernacular tongue ; and we have pursued this plan, 
except in the names of the articles composing a pre- 
scription ; these are put in the Latin language, be- 
cause it was thought that it afforded a precision and 
permanency as a dead language, which no living and 
improving one can be expected to possess. 

The Edinburgh nomenclature has been adopted, as 
being the most specific. We have departed from it 
in those cases only where the article was almost un- 
known by any other name than that given it by the 
London College, as, millepedes, sanguis draconis, and 
a few others. 

With these remarks, we submit the book to Ame- 
rican Physicians ; if they are satisfied with the selec- 
tion and arrangement, we are content ; and frankly 
apply to ourselves the words of Jovius : " Castrant 
alios ut libros suos per se gracilea alieno adipe suf- 
farciant.' 1 



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Wine Whey, (strong.) 

fy Lac. Com. fervent. 

Vin. Alb. Hispan. aa Qi. M, 

Separate the whey by straining. 
N. B. Weak wine whey is made by using two, 
three, or four parts of milk, and one of wine. 



Vinegar Whey. 

fy Lac. Com. fervent. O'* 
Acid. Acet. 3ss. M. 



Strain off. 



Tartar Whey. 

fy Lac. Com. fervent. Qij. 
Sup. Tart. Potass. Sss. M. 



Strain off. 



FORMULA SELECTS. 




Alum Whey. 




£ Lac. Com. Fervent. 


O 


Sulph. Alumin. (Pulv.) 


3ij. M 


Strain off. Dto^e 


?jj; 


Mustard Whey. 





IJL Sem. Sinap Alb. Contus. 3ss. 
Lac. Com. Fervent. O'- M. 

Boil for ten minutes, and strain off for use. 



FORMULA SELECTS. 



Linseed Ptisan. 

fy Sem. Lin. Contus. Si- 
Rad. Glycyrrh. 3ss. 
Aq. Bullient. Q\]. M. 

Macerate two hours near the fire, and strain for 
use. 



Anti-Dysenteric Ptisan. 

R- Amyl. Com. 3vi. 

Pulv. Laur. Cinnam. 3i. 

Gum. Arabic. 3ss. 

Aq. Bullient. 0^- M - 

Boil one third off, and strain for use as an ordinary 
drink. 



Suet Ptisan. 

$ Adip. Ovill. 3ij. 

Lac. Com. Qi. 

Pulv. Amyl. Com. 3ss. M. 

Boil slowly for ten minutes. Used as a common 
drink in Dysentery, Diarrhoea, &c. 



FORMULA SELECTS, 

Elm Ptisan. 

fy Cort. Ulm. Camp. 3iv. 
Aq. Bullient. O iv - M - 

Boil to 0\i« strain, and set aside for use. 

Dos. 3ij. to 3viij. frequently. 



Quarin's Ptisan. 

R Rad. Smilac. Sarsaparill. 3iv. 

Sulphuret. Antim. Praepar. 3vi. 
(Inclosed in a linen cloth.) 

Aq. Bullient. (>»• M 

Boil to one half, and add 

Rad. Glycyrrh. 3i. 

Sem. Pimp. Anis. 3ij. 

Infuse 15 minutes, and strain. 

Dos. 3vi. three or four times a day. 

This is a favourite diet drink in Gout. 





Vinacheh Ptisan. 






R 


Rad. Smilac. Sarsaparill. 


3iij. 






Lig. Guaiac. Off. 


3iss. 






Cort. Laur. Sassaf. 








Fol. Cass. Sen. aa 3ss. 






Sulphuret. Antim. Praepar. 


3ij. 






(Inclosed in a linen cloth.) 








Aq. Bullient. 


Qvi. 


M 



FORMULA SELECTEE, 5 

Boil to Oiv. adding towards the last the Senna 
and Sassafras. Strain for use. 

Dos. from 3iv. to 3vi. two or three times a day. 

This preparation is both purgative and sudorific, 
and is used in Syphilitic and Cutaneous diseases. 



Royal Ptisan. 

$ Lig. Guaiac. Off. 

Rad. Smilac. Sarsaparill. aa 3iss> 
Cort. Laur. Sassaf. 3i. 

Fol. Cass. Sen. 

Rad. Glycyrrh. aa 3ss. 
Pulv. Rhei. Palm. 3ij. 

Sem. Coriand. Sativ. 3ij. 

Fruct. Citr. Med. (succus.) No.ij. 
Aq. Bullient. O vu J- ^. 

First boil the Guaiac. and Sarsaparilla to Ovi. then 
add the other ingredients. Infuse one hour, and 
strain for use. 

Dos. 3ij. to 3viij. three or four times a day. 



Feltz Ptisan. 

R- Rad. Smilac. Sarsaparill. 3iij< 

Sulphur. Antim. praepar. 3iv 

(Inclosed in a linen cloth) 



FORMULA SELECTS. 



Ichthyocoll. 




Cort. Bux. Arbor. 




— ■ — Heder. Helic. 


aa 3iss. 


Aq. Bullient. 


Oj. M 



Boil to one half, strain, and add 

Mur. Hydrarg. gr. iij . 

Dos. 3iv. to 3vi. thrice a day. 



Diuretic Decoction. 



R Rad. Apii. Petrosel. 


3i. 


Scm. Dauc. Carot. 


3iij. 


Fol. Parietar. Off. 


3ss. 


Aq. Fontan. 


Qiv. 



Boil to one half, strain, and add 

Nitr. Potass. 3i. 

Dos. 3iv. to 3viij. three times a day. 



Juniper Decoction. 

R Bacc. Junip. Com. 

Rad. Coch. Armor. aa 3i. 

Aq. Fontan. O'J- M 

Boil to Qu strain, and add 

Supertart. Potass. 3ij. 

Dos. 3iv. every four hours. 



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FORMULAE SELECTJE, 

Compound Squill Decoction. 

R- Sem. Lin. ContusI 3i. 

Sinap. Alb. 3ss. 

Rad. Scill. Maritim. 3i. 

Aq. Fontan. Qij. M. 

Boil to Oiss. strain, and add 

Carbon. Sod. 3i. 

Dos. giv. to 3vi. every three or four hours. 



Adams's Anti-nephritic. 

ft Caps. Papaver. Somnif. 3vi. 

Aq. Fontan. OU- 

Boil to sviij. Express very closely, and add to 
the liquor 

Nitr. Potass. 3i. 

Dos. 3ij. night and morning, in a cup of linseed ptisan. 

This medicine is used with singular benefit in pain- 
ful affections of the urinary organs. 



HalWs Diuretic Ptisan. 

fy Aq. Apii. Petrosel. 3iv. 

Acet. Potass. 3ij- 



mmm 



FORMULA SELECTS 



Ext. Scill. Maritim. 
Syrup. Aneth. Foenicul. 


gr. vi. 
3i. M. 


Dob. 3ij. every two hours 




Laxative Ptisan. 




# Pulp: Cass. Fist. 
Fruct. Tamarind. Ind. 
Super-tart. Potass. 
Aq. Fontan. 


aa 3i. 
3iij. 
Oviij. M. 


Boil, and add 




Syrup. Ros. Gall. 


3ij. 


Dos 3iv. to 3vi. erery hour until it operates. 


Purgative Ptisan. 




fy Fol. Cass. Sen. 
Succ. Frax. Orn. 
Sem. Coriand. Sativ. 
Aq. Bullient. 


3iij. 
3i. 
3i. 
Oij- M. 



Macerate for ten minutes, strain, and add 
Sulph. Magnes. 3iij. 

Dos. 3vi. every hour until it operates freely. 



FORMULA SELECTS. 

Astringent Ptisan. 

R- Rad. Syraphyt. Off. 3i. 

Petal. Ross. Gall. 3ss. 

Aq. Fontaaj O iv - 

Boil for ten minutes, strain, and add 

Acid. Sulphuric. Aromat. 3iij. 

Dos. 3iv. two or three times a day. 

Used in internal Hermorrhage. 





Seneka Expectorant. 






$ 


Rad. 


Polygal. Senek. 
- Glycyrrh. Glab. 


aa Si- 






Sem 


. Pimp. Anis. 


3ij. 






Aq. 


Fontan. 


OiJ- 


M 



Boil for fifteen minutes, and strain. 
Dos. 3ss. every two hours. 



Oak Bark Decoction. 

$ Cort. Querc. Rob. 3i. 

Aq. Fontan. Q iss. M. 



Boil to O i. 



10 



FORMULA SELECTJE. 



Diuretic Infusion. 

R Rad. Coch. Armor. 3ss. 

Sem. Sinap. Alb. Contus. 3i. 

Carbon Ferri 3i. 

Succ. Pom. Ferment. . 0' V -M. 

Infuse for three days. 

Dos. 3 ij - to 3iv. three or four times a day- 

Used in Asthenie Dropsy. 



Diuretic Cider. 

R Rad. Apii Petrosel. 

Coch. Armor. aa 3ij- 

Sem. Sinap. Alb. Contus. 3iss. 

Oxymel Scill. Marit. 3i. 

Succ. Pom. Ferment. O vn J- M- 

Infuse for three days. 

Dos. 3ij. to 3iv. thrice a day. 

I scil as t lit- preceding, and differs from it only in 
being more diuretic. 



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FORMULAE SELECTS. 



Guaiac Cider. 




$ Lig. Guaiac. Off. 
Rad. Coch. Armor. 
Sem. Sinap. Alb. 
Carbon. Ferri 
Succ. Pom. Ferment. 


5 iv. 

aa 3iss. 
3ss. 
Ovi. M 


for three days. 




Dos. 3ij. to 3iv. thrice 


a day. 



This medicine is particularly adapted to the se- 
cond stage of Paralysis. 



Squill Cider. 




R Ciner. Genist. 


3iv. 


Rad. Scill. Maritim. 


3ss. 


Sem. Sinap. Alb 


3ij. 


Sup. Tart. Potass. 


3ij. 


Succ. Pom. Ferment. 


O ™J- M 


Infuse for three days. 




Dos. 3iv. three times a 


day. 



Serpentaria Infusion. 

fy Rad. Aristoloch. SerpeD. 3ss. 

Aq. Fervent. O "» M - 

Dos. 3ij. every three hours 



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FORMULAE SELECT A.. 



Chamomile Infusion. 

i^L Flor. Anthem. Nob. 3ss. 

Aq. Fervent. O i fis - M- 

Dos. 3i- to 3iv. three or four times a day. 



Colombo, Infusion. 

R Had. Colomb. Contus- 3ij. 

Aq. Fervent. O '• M- 

Dos. 3i. to 3iv- twice or thrice a day. 



Quassia Infusion. 

\\ Lig. Qnass. Fxcel. (F 3i. 

\i|. Fervent O l - M- 

Dorf. i'\. to 3iv. twice or thrice a day. 



PmA; Roo< Infusion. 

K Had. Spigel. Marilaod. 3ss. 

Aq. Bullient. Q\. M. 

Dos. 3vi. night and morning. 

This is the ordinary form of exhibiting the Pink 
Root as a vermifuge. 



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FORMULAE SELECTS. 13 



Hop Infusion. 

R Flor. Humul Lup. 3ss. 

Aq. Bullient. Q ij. M. 

Dos. 3ij. to 3vi. twice or thrice a day. 

This infusion is chiefly employed as a tonic in 
Scrophula. 



Orange Rind Infusion. 



R Cort. Fruct. Citr. Aurant. 


3ss. 


Aq. Bullient. 


Oi- M. 


Dos. 3ij. to 3 iv. 




Compound Bitter Infusion. 




$ Rad. Colomb. 




Lig. Quass. Excel. (Ras.) 


aa 3ij. 


Cort. Fruct. Citr. Aurant. 


3i. 


Pulv. Rhei Palm. 


Bi. 


Carbon. Potass. 


3ss. - 


Aq. Fontan. 


3 xx. M. 


Boil to 3xvi. and add 




Sps. Lavend. Comp. 


3ss. 


Dos. 3 ij- thrice a day. 





This is an excellent form of exhibiting a tonic in 
convalescence from Fever. 



14 FORMULAE SELECTS. 

Bayleifs Bark Infusion. 

$ Pulv. Cinchon. Off. 3i. 

Acid. Citric. 3ij. 

Tinct. Opii Camph. 3iij. 

Aq. Fontan. - 3xij. M. 

Dos. 3ij. every two hours. 

During the apyrexia of Intermittent Fever. 



Compound Rose Infusion. 

R. Petal. Ros. Gall. 3ss. 

Gum. Kino. 9ij. 

Acid. Sulphuric. Dihit. 3 i'ij - 

Sacch. Alb. 3iss. 

Aq. Bullient. Qij ss. M. 

Infuse the rose Leaves for half nn hour, strain off 
the liquor, and add the oilier ingredients. 
Dos- Sij- to 3vi. 



Hartman's Diuretic Infusion. 

R, Bare. Juniper. Com. Contus. 3ij. 

Aq. Fervent. ' O »• M - 

Digest, strain, and add 

Nitr. Potass. 3ij 

Syrup. Amom. Zingib. 3i- M. 

Dos. 3 i. to 3iss. every three hours. 

Used in Dropsy. 



FORMULAE SELECTEE. 15 



1H&EB&. 




Clark's Porter Beer. 




IjL Cerevis. Opt. (Porter) 
Pulv. Amom. Zingib. 
Sacch. Alb. 
Aq. Fontau. 


Oiv. 

3ij. 

3viij. 

Qviij.M. 



To be kept corked in bottles. 
This is Clark's drink in convalescence from Fever. 



Stomachic Beer. 




R Rad. Gentian. Lut, 


Sir. 


Cort. Citr. Aurant. 


3iij. 


Canell. Alb. 


3ij. 


Cerevis. Com. 


O viij. M. 


Infuse three days. 




Dos. O ss> twice a day. 





Prophylactic Beer. 

R Pulv. Cinchon. Off. 3ij. 

Cort Canell. Alb. 3i. 

Nuc. Myrist. Moschat. 3ss. 



FORMULAE SELECTS. 



Sacc 


h. Alb. 


fei. 






Cerevis Opt. 


Oxij. 


S3- 


M. 


Infuse for three days. 








Dos. 


O ss- twice or thrice a 


day. 








Valerian Beer. 








R Rad. 


Valerian. Off. 


3iiss. 






Sem. 


Sin;ip. Alb. 


3iss. 






Rad. 


Aristoloch. Serp- 


3ss. 






Fol. 


Sal v. Off. 


3vi. 






Cerevis. Opt. 


Qxx. 


Hi 





Infuse for three days. 
Dos. O ss> every four houn-, in Paralysis, Epilepsy, Lc- 





Diuretic Beer. 








. .Iiinip. Com- 






Sem- 


Sii);ij>- Alb. 


aa 3iv. 







Dauc. Carot- 


3iij- 




Cerevis. Opt. 


Qxx. 


M 



Infuse for three days. 

Dos. O 89, tnr ' re a day. 



1 § FORMULA SELECTS. 



Fuller's Anti-Hydropic. 



Rad. Scill. Maritim. 




Inul. Helen. 


aa 3i?s. 


Cort. Sambuc. Ebul. 




XT- 


aa 3i. 


ixigr. 


Canell. Alb. 


3y- 


Rail. Iris. Floren. 




Fol. Cass. Sen. 


•r ■ 


Agaric. Chirurg. 




Rad. Hellebor. Nigr. 




Convblv. Jalap. 


aa 3ij- 


Vin. Alb. Hispan. 


Qiv. M. 



Infuse for three days, and strain. 
Dos. 3iv. in the morning. 



Diuretic Wine. 




ft Carb. Sod. 




Pulv. Convol. Jalap. 




Rad. Coch. Armorac. 


aa Si. 


Cinerj Genist. 


Sij. 


*•• Sem. Sinap. Alb. 


3i. 


Vin. Alb. Hispan. 


Qiv. M, 



Digest for three days, and strain. 

Dos. 3ij- thrice a day* 



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FORMULA SELECTS. 19 



English Diuretic Wine. 



Rad. Amom. Zingib. 


Sij. 


Scill. Maritim. 




Pulv. Rhei Palm. 




Bacc. Junip. Com. 


aa 3i. 


Cort. Laur. Cinnam. 


Siij. 


Carb. Potass. 


Siss. 


Vin. Alb. Hispan. 


" 0™j 



M. 



Digest for three days, and strain. 

Dos. 3ij. three or four times a day. 



Radclijps Wine. 

R. Sem. Sinap. Alb. 3iij. 

Rad. Gentian. Lut. 3i. 

Sem. Coriand. Sativ. 3iss. 

Pulv. Nuc. Myrist. Moschat. 3iss. 

Vin. Alb. Hispan. Qij. M. 

Digest for five days, and filter for use. 

This wine was much used by the celebrated Dr. 
RadclifT ; and was by him believed to be particularly 
adapted to support the vis vitae, where the constitu- 
tion had been impaired by the intemperate use of ar- 
dent spirits. 



20 FORMULA SELECTS. 

Richard's Squill Wine. 

$ Rad. Scill. Marit. 3i. 

Cort. Citr. Aurant. 

Rad. Calam. Arom. aa 3ij. 
Vin. Alb. Hispan. 0' ss> ^- 

Digest for three days, strain, and add 

Oxymel. Scill. 3ij. 

Dos. 3ss. four times a day. 

Used in Dropsy. 

Lewis's Hellebore Wine. 
R Lig. Guaiac. Off. (Ras.) 

Rad. Hellebor. Nigr. aa 3i. 
Sem. Amora. Cardam. 
Cort. Citr. Aurant. aa 3ss. 

Vin. Alb. Hispan. Qij. M - 

Infuse for one week, and strain. 

Dos. 3ij. to 3iij. twice a day. 
This wine is employed in Dropsy and chronic 
Rheumatism. 



Bitter Wine. 
R Flor. Anthem. Nob. 

Pulv. Cinchon. Off. aa 3ss. 

Rad. Aniom. Zingib. 3ij. 

Carb. Potass. 3iij. 

J in. Alb. Hispan. O'j* M- 

Digest for three days, and decant. 

Dos. 3ss. to 3i. thrice a day. 
Used in Scrophula. 



FORMULA SELECTS. 21 



Anthelmintic Wine. 


Ijk Herb. Artemis. Marit. 


3iij. 


Fol. Tanacet. Vulg. 




Anthem. Nob. 




Herb. Gratiol. Off. 


aa 3i. 


Vin. Alb. Hispan. 


Qiv. M 



Digest for three days, and strain. 

Dos. 3ij. three times a day fasting. 

Sydenham^ Vinous Tincture of Opium. 

$. Gum. Opii. 3ij. 
Pulv. Laur. Cinnam. 

Caryophyll. Arom. aa 3i. 

Vin. Alb. Hispan. Qi. M. 

Digest without heat for seven days, and filter. 

This is the preparation of Opium which Surgeons 
employ as an application to the eye in chronic In- 
flammations of that organ. 





FuWs Fcetid Elix 


,r. 




p. 


Castor. Fib. 




3ss. 






Gum. Ferul. 


Assafoetid. 


3ij. 






Opii. 




gr. xxx vi 




Aq. Carbon. 


Ammon. 


3i. 






Alcohol. 




3iv 


M. 



Digest for four days, and filter. 
Dos. 3i- to 3iss. 
Used in Hysteria. 



22 FORMULA SELECTS. 



Spina's Elixir* 




Agaric. Chirurg. 




Rad. Amom. Zingib. 




Gum. Myrrh. 


aa 3ij. 


Gum. Aloe. Soc. 




Theriac. Com. 


aa 3». 


Pulv. Rhei Palm. 


3vi. 


Rad. Gentian. Lut. 


3ss. 


Flor. Croc. Sativ. 


3ij. 


Sacch. Alb. 


3iv. 


Alcohol. Dilut. 


Qij- M 



Digest for three days, and filter. 

Dos. 3ss. to 3i. thrice a day. 

This medicine has had much reputation as a ver- 
mifuge. 



Cheyne's Stomachic Tincture. 

R Rad. Rhei Palm. Contus. 3xviij. 

Pulv. Cort. Cinchon. Off. 3i. 

Cort. Citr. Aurant. 3-^. 

Rad. Amom. Zedoar. Contus. 

Bacc. Juniper. Com. aa 3ij. 
Sem. Amom. Cardam. 

Pulv. Cocc. Cac. aa 3i. 
Vin. Alb. Hispan. Q ij. M. 

Digest for eight days with a gentle heat, and filter 
for use. 

Dop. 3ps. to 3i. twice or thrice a day. 



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FORMULAE SELECTS. 23 

This was a favourite tincture of Dr. Cheyne, 
which he facetiously named The Bishop. 



Rhanby Tincture. 

* R. Rad. Rhei Palm. Contus % 3i. 

Fol. Cass. Sen. gij. 

Fruct. Vitis. Vinif. giv. 

Sem. Coriand. Sativ. 

Aneth. Fcenic. 

' Fulv. Cocc. Cac. aa 3ij. 
Flor. Croc. Sativ. i 

Rad. Glycyrrh. Glab. aa 3i. 
Alcohol. Dilut. O x - M - 

Digest for ten days, and filter for use. 
Employed as a cathartic and s^machic in Dyspep- 



Etishoprick's Compound Vitriolic Tincture* 

v R%.ulph. Cupr. Calc. Sviij. 

Gum. Kino 3ij. 

Alcohol. Oy-- M . 

Let the Sulphate of Copper and Gum Kino be pul- 
verized, and^adeed to the Alcohol. Digest in a sand 
bath for four days, and decant the tincture for use. 

% Etis. rrixL. to itIlx. ^*ery four or five hours. 

This is one of the most powerful remedies with 
which we are acquainted, in Menorrhagia, and other 



24 FORMULA SELECTS. 

passive hemorrhages. We have given the recipe as 
published in the Edinburgh Medical Commentaries ; 
but it must appear obvious to the most casual obser- 
ver, that the alcohol cannot dissolve all the sulphate 
of copper, and, also, that the heat of a sand bath will 
destroy the alcoholic character of the tincture. 



Fox's Tincture. 

ft Rad. Coch. Armorac. 3 ij. 
Sem. Sinap. Alb. 

Rad. Valerian. Sylves. aa 3 ij. 

Rhei Palm. Contus. 3ss. 

Vin. Alb. Hispaa. O'j- M - 

Macerate for seven days, and strain off for use. 

Dos. 3i. every four hours. 

Used in Paralysis, and chronic Rheumatism. 

► 

f ' * 

Italian Elixir. 

RL Nuc. Myrist. Moschat. 
Invol. Myrist. Mosch. 
Caryophyll. Arom. 
Cort. Lairr. Cinnam. aa 3i. 
Alcohol. Oi y - M. 

Digest for seven days, auj add , 

Sacch. Alb. ft ij. 

Aq. Fontan. 0' v 



FORMULAE SELECTS. %& 

Sulph. Alumin. 3iss. 
Pulv. Cocc Cac. 3i. 



Filter. 

Dos. 3i. twice a day. 

Used in Dyspepsia. 



Hop Tincture. 

fy Flor. Humul. Lup. 3ij. 

Alcohol. Dilut. Oy- M - 

Digest for two days, and strain. 

Dos. 3ij. to 3ss. 



Alkaline Tincture. 






Carb. Potass. 


Si. 




Sapon. Venet. 






Gum. Arabic. ao 


gss. 




Alcohol. Dilut. 


Oi. 


M 



Digest for four days. 

Dos. 3i. to 3iss. in the morning. 

This medicine has had a reputation in the cure of 
Jaundice. 



26 FORMULA SELECTJE. 



Lobelia Tincture. 



$ Lobel. Inflat. Sice. 3ij. 

Alcohol. Dilut. Qi. M. 

Digest for seven days. 

Dos. nixx. to 3i. 

Used in Asthma and Croup with decided benefit. 



James's Diuretic Wine. 

fy Rad. Coch. Armorac. 

Sem. Sinap. Alb. aa 3ss. 

Cort. Canell. Alb. Contus. 
Rad. Polyg. Seneg. aa 3iij. 
Vin. Alb. llispan. O'J- M. 

Macerate for twenty-four hours. 

Dos. 3ij- twice a day. 



Peyrilhe's Elixir. 

ft Rad. Gentian. Lut. gss. 

Carb. Potass. 3i. 

Alcohol. Dilut. Qi M. 

Digest for seven days. 

Dos. 3ss. three times a day. 

With this Elixir Mons. Peyrilhe obtained great 
veputation in the treatment of Scrophula. 



FORMULA SELECTS. 27 

Mead's Tincture. 



& Melo. Vesic. Contus. 


3i. 


Gum. Guaiac. Off. 


gr. xlv. 


■ Ammon. 


3ss. 


Pulv. Rhei Palm. 


3iss. 


Cocc. Cac. 


gr. xv. 


Alcohol. 


5xij. Tfi.. 



Digest for three days, and filter. 

Dos. ifl. xxx. to ni t. thrice a day. 
Used in Gleet. 





Boerhaave's 


Anti-Asthmatic. 




R Rad. Asar. 


Europ. 


gr. 


xviij 




Calam 


. Arom. 








Inul. 


Helen. 


aa 


3i. 




Iris. Florant. 




3ss. 




Glycyrrh. Glab. 




3isa. 




Sem. Pimp. 


Anis. 




3ss. 




Gum. Laur 


Camph. 


gr- 


vi. 




Alcohol. 






gviij. M 


Digest 


for three days 
Dos. 


i. Filter. 

mx. to mxxi 







Sutcliffs Anti-Pertussis. 

R Tine. Cinchon. Comp. 3i. 

Opii. Camph. 3ss. 

Melo. Veeieator. 3i. M. 



gg FORMULAE SELECT^., 

Dos. nixv. to 3i. according to the age of the child, to be 
gradually increased till slight Strangury is produced. 

This prescription was first brought into notice by 
the late Dr. Lettsom, and is a very efficient remedy 
in the second stage of Pertussis. 



Boerhaaveh Gout Cordial 


$ Rad. Rhei Palm. Contus. 


gi. 


Fol. Cass. Sen. 


3ij. 


Sem. Amom. Cardam. 




Coriand. Sativ. 


aa 3i. 


Fruct. Vitis. Vinif. 


3iij. 


Pulv. Cocc. Cac. 




Flor. Croc. Sativ. 


aa 3i. 


Vin. Alb. Hispan. 


Qi. M 


for seven days, and strain. 




Dos 3ss. to 3iss. 





Eau Medicinale D'Husson. 

R Rad. Colchic. Autumn. 3ij. 
Alcohol. Dilut. 3iv. 



Digest for five days. 







if- — - £ 




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FORMUUE SELECTEE $$ 

Daffy's Elixir, (Patent.) 

j£ Fol. Cass. Sen. Siij. 

Pulv. Rhei Palm. 3iss. 

Sem. Aneth. Foenicul. 
Bacc. Juniper. Com. 
* Balsam. Guaiac aa gr. xlv. 
Alcohol. 3viij. M. 

Digest for seven days, filter, and add 
Sacc. Alb. 3vi. 

* Balsam of Guaiac is a tincture of Guaiac with Bal. P«ru. 



Godfrey's Cordial, (Patent.) 



R; Gum. Opii. 


gr. viij. 


Theriac. Com. 


Sviij. 


Alcohol. 


Sir. 


Aq. Distill. 


Oi- 


01. Laur. Sassafr. 


rriiij. M. s. a. 



Digest for three days. 

Dos. 3ij. to an infant. 

This medicine is much used as an anodyne for 
infant children. 



30 FORMULA SELECTS. 

Eau de Cologne, (Patent.) 

R< Sp. Rosmarin. Off. ifeiijss. 

*~ Meliss. Off. Comp. ftij. Sir. 
01. Citr. Aurant. Dilut. (Burgamot.) 3iij. 

— Flor. Citr. Aurant. 3iss. 

— Citr. Aurant. 3ij. 

— Citr. Med. 3iij. 

— Rosmarin. Off. 3i. 
Alcohol. O x \J- M. 

And in order to obtain a more intimate mixture, 
the whole should be distilled in a sand bath. 

* Sp. Meliss. Off. Comp. is prepared in the following manner :j 

$ Fol. Meliss. Off. Sice. 3iv. 

Cort. Citr. Aurant. Sice 3ij. 
Nuc. Myrist. Moschat. 

Sem. Coriand. Sativ. aa 3i. 
Caryophyll. Arom. 
Pulv. Canell. Alb. 

Rad. Angel. Archangel, aa 3ss. 
Alcohol. O'j- 

Alcohol. Dilut. O'- M - 

Macerate for three days, and distil in a sand 
bath. 






BatemarCs Drops, (Patent.) 

$ Sein. Aneth. Foenicul- 3iss. 

Pimp. Anis. 3iss- 

Rad. Glycyrrh. Glab- 3ss. 

Yin. Alb. Hispaa- Qi- M - 



FORMULA SELECTS. 31- 

Digest with gentle heat for eight days. Strain,, 
and add 

Acid. Benzoic. 

Gum. Laur. Camp. aa gr. viij. 

Digest for two days, and add the following in 
powder : 



Gum- Opii. 




Castor. Fib. 


aa 3ss. 


Cocc. Cac. 


9i- 


Dos. nix. to Si. 




HilVs Balsam of Honey, 


(Patent.) 


fy Res. Styrac. Benzoic- 


3i. 


Bals. Tolut. 


3ij. 


Flor- Croc« Sativ- 


3ss. 


Mel- Opt. 


3iv. 


Alcohol. 


Oi- M. 


Dos. 3i. three times a < 


lay. 


Jesuit's Drops, (Patent.) 


$ Gum. Guaiac Off. 


3i. 


Bals. Copaib. 


3i. 


Mur. Hydrarg. 


3ss. 


Alcohol 


3 viij. 


01. Laur. Sassafras. 


miij. M. s. a 


Dos. ni xv. to ni xx. twice a day in 


a glass of wine. 



It is usually coloured with Cochineal. 



32 FORMULAE SELECT*. 



MIXTURES, 



Nitric Acid Drink. 

ft. Acid. Nitric. Dilut. 3y 

Aq. Fontan. 0' ss * 

Syrupi Com. 3ij. M. 

Used in Fevers as a drink. 



Muriatic Acid Drink. 

ft Acid. Muriatic. 3iss. 

Aq. Foutan. 0' 8S * 

Syrup. Com. 3ij. M. 

■ • 
Used as the preceding. 



Sulphuric Acid Drink. 

ft Acid. Sulphur. Dilut. 3ss. 

Aq. Fontan. O iss - 

Syrup. Com. 3ij. M. 

Used as the preceding. 







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rpa^rr ^c/^CoC^ :&As^f 



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34 FORMULA SELECTS. 



Absorbent Mixture. 



5= Carb. Calc. Praepar. 3ij. 

Gum. Arabic. 3i. 

Tinct. Opii Camph. 3ij. 

Aq. Pimp. Anis. Svijss. M. 

Dos. 3ss. frequently ; to a child 3i. or 3ij. every two hours. 



Sims' s Antacid Mixture. 

5. Magnes. Calc. 

Aq. Carbon- Ammon. aa 3i. 
Aq. Cinnam. 3iij. 

Aq. Font. 5vss. M. 

Dos. 3i. every three hours. 

Used in Cardialgia. 



Anodyne Cathartic. 

ft Pulv. Rhei Palm. 3ij. 

Carb. Sod. 3i. 

Sacch Alb. 3ij 

Tinct. Opii. 3i. 

Aq. Pimp. Anis. 3vi. M. 

Dos. 3ss. every hour. 
Used in Dysentery. 






M 



^ zrr - %' ^ /^_ ^ _ ^^ 



^w^/'/ &****-*- f*^y~~ -^^fco 

jk^,.- ^C^OC* <^7 



J^*^^h &L£t?-c*> c&t~-4> - : ?<f' 



*~ "tsfuu-accA 



Jpx^ytAf 






t^-c c^^ cPc^T^t^^^^y 






r¥f f 



bv*> ff* 3*r 4 tC^o, 0, *g&y 



FORMULA SELECTS 35 



Desboish Emmenagogue Mixture. 

fy Aq. Distillat. Artem.-Vulg. 3 v. 

Aq. Flor. Citr. Aurant. 3ss. M; 
"01. Rut. Graviol. 

Junip- Sabin. ad Hlvi. 

Syrup Citr. Aurant. 3i- M. s. a. 

Dos. 3ij. to 3ss. twice or thrice a day. 



ty Moselys^s Emetic Mixture^ 

fy Sulph. Zinc. 3iij. 

Alumin. 3i. 

Pulv. Cocc. Cac. gr. iv. 

Aq. Bullient. Sviij. M. 

Dos. 3ss. every half hour to vomit, or every three hours 
to nauseate. 

Dr. M. was in the habit of using this Mixture in 
Phthisis Pulmonalis. 



And add 



Egg Mixture. 




fy Spermaceti. 




Sacch. Alb. 


aa 3ij. 


Vitell. Ovi. 


No. i. M. s. a 


Tart. Antim. 


gr.ij. 


Tinct. Opii. Camph. 


3ij. 


Aq. Fontan. 


gviij. 



Dos. Sss. every two or three hours. 



36 FORMULA SELECTEE. 



Cough Mixture. 




rjL Expect. Senek.* 


gyi. 


Tinct. Opii Camph. 




Syr. Bals. Toluif. 




Sp. iEther. Nitros. ac 


3ij. M. 


Dos. 3ss. every two or three hours. 


* Vide Decoctions. 




Thomases Expectorant. 


5. Lac. Ammoniac. 


3iv. 


Oxymel. Scill. Marit. 


3iss- 


Vin. Tart- Anlim. 


3ij. 


Tinct. Opii. Camph. 


3ss. M. 


Dos. 3ss. three or four times a day. 


Refrigerant Cough Mixture. 


r> Spermaceti. 


3ij- 


Y.t.ll. Ovi. 


S T o. i. 


Aq. Fontan. 


3vi. 


Nitr. Potass. 


3i. 


Oxymel. Still. Marit. 


Siij- M. 


be repeated as the urgency of 


Cough requ 


Sti inula hi Expectorant. 




\i- Vin. Tart Antim. 


3iij- 


Oxymel. Scill- Marit. 




Tinct Opii Camph. aa 3ss. 


Aq. Carbon. Ammon. 


3i- 


Aq. Fontan. 


3vijss. M 



Dos- 3ss. everv two or three hours- 










■—. 



finite jUrf^u. ftrr Sv-vZt^vh-J 

tyfa? £tL*r. jfiZu-c f^fl> %. 



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FORMULAE SELECTS, 37 

Griffith's Myrrh Mixture. 

$ Gum. Myrrh. 3i. 

Aq- Alexiter. gviss- 

Dissolve in a marble mortar, and add 

Sp. Myrt. Piment. 3vi- 

Carbon- Potass. 3ss. 

Sulph. Ferri. gr. xij. 

Syrup. Simp. 3ij- M. 

Dos. One fourth part of this mixture is directed to 
be given in the morning, another at 5 o'clock, and 
the same quantity at bed time, in Phthisis Pulmo- 
nalis. 



Pierson's Anti- Pertussis. 

§; Vin Ipecac. 3i. 

Tinct. Gum Opii- 3iss. 

Carbon. Sod. 3iij. 

Aq. Pimp. Anis. 3 xij. M. 

Dos- 3i> every 4 hours, for children of two years- 



Breeds Anti- Asthmatic. 

r> Tinct. Scill. Marit. rux. 

Acid. Nitric. nivi. 

Extr. Hyosciam. Nig. gr. iij. 

Aq. Fontan. 3iss. M. 

This draught to be repeated every three or four 
hours during the paroxysm. 






38 FORMULAE SELECTEE. 

Fournier's Anti- Tetanic. 

R Mosch. 

Gum. Laur. Camph. aa 3i. 
Sp. Ammon. Succin. 3ij. 

Infus. Arnic. Mont. 3iv. M. 

Dos. 3i. every hour. 

The author of this recipe treated Tetanus with 
great success. 



Sellers Anti 


-Lyssic. 




c Melo. Vesicator. 




No 


iij. to vi. 


Theriac. Venet. 






3ss. 


Carbon. Ammon. 






3ij. 


Gum. Laur. Camph. 






3i. 


Aq. Acet. Ammon. 






3viij. M 



r 

Dr. Selle recommends this draught in Hydro- 
phobia, and in those cases of extreme disease, which 
require very free evacuations by the skin and kid- 
neys. 



Temple's Remedy. 

R Aq. Carbon. Ammon. 

Sj>. Ammon. Succin. aa "Ixl. M. 

To be taken in any convenient vehicle, and re- 
peated af short intervals, in cases of poisoning by the 
bite of the viper. 



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FORMULA SELECTS. 39 



Fowler's Solution. 



$ Oxyd. Arsenic. 

Carbon. Potass, aa gr.Lxiv. 
Aq. Distillat. 3viij. M. 

Boil gently in a glass vessel until the arsenic is 
dissolved, and add 



Sp. Lavend. Comp. 




3ss. 


Aq. Distillat. 




q. s. 


To make of the whole 




ifei. 


Dos. nix- to nixij. every 


eighi 


hours. 


Weikardh Drops. 




fy Mur. Hydrarg. 






Ammon. aa 


gr- 


IV. 


Aq. Distillat. 


3ij. 




Tinct. Gum. Opii. 


gr. 


xxxvi. 


01. Laur. Cinnam. 


mi- 


M. s. a. 



Dos- nixxx. to rn. xl. morning and evening. 

This is a good mode of exhibiting Mur. Hjdrarg. 
in Syphilis. 



Durandeh Mixture. 

fy JEther. Sulphur. 3vij. 

01. Terebinth. 3ss. M. 

Dos. nixij. to lUxxx. at night, on sugar. 



40 TORMULvE SELECTS. 

This is the remedy which has been recommended 
by Durand, Whitt, Cullen, and Quarin, for the solu- 
tion of biliary calculi. 



Dos. 



British Oil, 


(Patent.) 


$ 01. 


Sulphurat. 


3i. 


01. 


Petrol. 


3iss. 


01. 


Succin. Pui 


3ij. 


01. 


Terebinth. 


3iv 


nixr. 


to nixx. morning and even 


Harlaem Oil, 


(Patent.) 


ft Sulph. Sublim. 


Sij. 


01. 


Lini. 


Ife.. 


01. 


Succin. 


Sij. 


01. 


Terebinth. 


q.S- 



Boil the Sulphur in the linseed oil until it be dis- 
solved, then add the 01. Succin. and as much of the 
01. Terebinth, as shall make it of a proper consistence. 






FORMULA SELECTS. 41 



SXROT8. 



Syrup Des Cinq Racines. 

R- Rad. Apii Graveol. 

Aneth. Fcenicul. 

Apii Petrosel. 

Rusci Aculiat- 

Asperag. Off. aagir. 

Aq. Fontan. O v ** 

Sacch. Com. q. s. M. / 

Macerate the root with a gentle heat, add the 
sugar, and make a syrup a cording to art. 

Dos. 3ss. to ,3^ss^ thrice a day. 

Used in Dropsy. ■* 



Lichen Syrup. 

R- Lichen. Iceland. 3vi. 

Aq. Fontan. 0\j- M. 

Boil to one half, and add 

Sacch- Com. fti. 

Then boil to the consistence of a syrup. 

Dos- 3i- three or four times a day. 

Ticpd in Phthisis Pulmonalis. 
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42 



FORMULA SELECTS. 




Chalybeate Syrup. 




fy Sulph. Ferri. 


Si. 


Aq. Bullient. 


Sviij. M 


Dissolve, filter, and add 




Gum Arabic. 


3ij- 


Sacch. Alb. 


ifei. 


Make a syrup according to art. 




Dos. 3i- to 3ij- 




Used in Chlorosis. 




Bouttay's Syrup. 

fy Pulv. #mw. Ipecac. 


3ij. 


Cinchon. Off. 


3i- 


Gum. Opii. 
Aq. Fontan. 


gr. x. 
q.s. 



Macerate to extract the virtues of the ipecacuanha, 
bark, and opium. Filter, and add 

Sacch. Alb. fti. 

Evaporate in a sand bath, to the consistence of a 
syrup. 

Dos- 3i' to 3ss. frequently, 'according to the age of the patient- 
Used in Pettussis. 



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FORMULA SELECTS. 43 

Belefs Syrup. 

R, Nitr. Hydrarg. Pur. (Made without heat.) 3iss. 
iEther. Nitros. 3ss« 

Syrup- Simp." fti. 

First dissolve the nitrate of mercury in the least 
possible quantity of water, and mix with the other 
ingredients cold. 

Dos. 3ss. in the morning, in a cup of water- 

This remedy formerly had a reputation for the 
cure of Scrophula. 



Anti- Syphilitic Syrup. 



R Rad. Smilac. Sarsaparill. 




Lig. Guaiac. Off. 


aa fti. 


Petal. Ros. Gall. 




Gum. Mimos. Nilot. 




Fol. Cas. Sen. 


aa gi. 


Rad. Amom- Zingib. 


5ss. 


vel, 




Sem- Pimp. Anis. - 


Si. 


Aq. Fontan. 


0* 



Boil the two first ingredients in the water for one 
hour, strain, and to the residuum add the same quan- 
tity of water as before; boil for two hours, and, to- 



44 FORMULAE SELECTS. 

ward the end of the boiling add the other ingre- 
dients, strain, and to both decoctions, add 

Sacch. Com. 

Mel. Opt. aa ft iij. 

And boil the whole to the consistence of a Syrup. 

Dos. 3ij- to men, 3i. to females, twice a day. 

The patient is directed to take the first dose early 
in the morning, and the second, four hours after 'in- 
ner. He is also to take, during the day, f-velve tum- 
blers full ol the Sarsaparilla Ptisan, seven before 
dinner, beginning two hours after having taken the 
first dose of the rob, and five after dinner, beginning 
also two hours after the second dose. 

Sarsaparilla Ptisan. 

5. Rad. Smilac. Sarsap. 3ij 

Aq. Fontan. O v '- ^. 

Boil to Oiv. 

In Summer. 

R Rad- Smilac. Sarsap. 3iss. 

For Females. 

R.- Rad. Smilnc. Sarsnp. 3i. 

To the above quantity of water. 

This is a recipe for making the celebrated rob of 
Laffecteur. It is believed to be very like to the origi- 



/h 



i 



; 



^X/ j*r '* 









45 



nal, and it has been employed with decided advan- 
tage in those anomalous cases of disease \* hich 
sometimes occur in Scrophulous habits, produced by 
the improper and irregular exhibition of mercury for 
the cure of Lues Venerea. 



Sirop De Cuisinier. 

R Rad. Smilac Off. Sarsaparill. ftij. 

Flor. Borag. Off. 
Petal. Ros. Gall. 
Fol. Cass. Sen. 

Sem. Pimp. Anis. aa 3ij- 

Sacch. Com. 
Mel. Com. aa ifeij. M. 

Boil in sufficient water to extract the virtues of 
the sarsaparilla completely. Strain, add the sugar 
and honey, and boil down to the consistence of 
a syrup. To each pound of the syrup may be 
added 

Mur. Hydrarg. gr. i. 

Dos. 3i. or 3ij. twice a day. 

This preparation is in general use in France, as a 
substitute for the Rob Anti-Syphiiitique of Monsieur , 
Laffecteur. 



46 FORMULA SELECTS. 

Larreyh Depurative Syrup. 

fy Syr. Smilac. Sarsaparill. 

Syr. De Cuisinier aa Ifcij 

Mur. Hydrarg. 

Mur. Ammon. ^ M 

Ext. Gum. Opii tta 9i. * 

Sp. .Ether. Vitriol. Comp.' 3ij. M. 

Dos. 3i- in the morning, taking, at the same time, a cup 
of the Sarsaparilla Ptisan. 

This is a modification of ths preceding recipe, and 
is applicable to similar cases. 






d+*~f *~~y • ^ * 



FORMULAE SELECTS. 47 



Quarin's Hydrogogue. 

fy Syr. Sanabuc. Ebul. 

Syr. Juniper. Com. aa 3ij. 
Oxymel. Scill. Marit. gi. 

Pulv. Con vol. Jalap. 3ss. 

Sulph. Potass. 3ij. 

Syr. Rham. Cathart. q. s. M. ft. Elec. 

Dos. 3i. to be repeated at short intervals, until it operates 
freely. 



Fouquierh Hydrogogue. 

R Pulv. Gum. Convol. Scam. 

Convolv. Jalap. aa 3ij. 

Scill. Maritim. 3iss. 

Res. Convol. Jalap. 3ss. 

Syr. Rham. Cathart. q. s. M. ft. Elee. 

Dos. gr. xij. to xxiv. in a bolus. 



Reuss"* Electuary. 

Jjt Succ. Frax. Orni. gij. 

Sulphur. Sublim. 
Pulv. Sulph. Potass. 

Nitr. Potass. aa 3ij. 

Mel. Com. q. s . M. ft. Elec. 

Dos. 3ij. to 3iij. 

This is an excellent laxative in Hemorrhois. 



48 FORMULA SELECTS. 

Anti- Hemorrhoidal Electuary. 



fy Succ. Frax. Orni. 
01. Turin. Com. 
Supertart. Potass. 


gij. 

3i. 

3ss. M. ft.Elec. 


Dos. 3ss. to Si. 




Nitre Electuary. 




$ Pulv. Nitr. Potass. 

Convol. Jalap. 

Elec. Cass. Sen. 


3ij. 

3i. 

3i. M. ft. Elec. 



Dos. 3ij. as occasion requires. 
Used as a laxative in Hemorrhois. 



Galen's Hiera Pier a. Electuary. 

R Pulv. Cort. Canel. Alb. 

Invol. Myrist. Moschat. 

Asar. Europ. 

Croc. Sativ. 

Res. Pistac. Lentis. aa 3iij. 

Pulv. Gum. Aloe. Soc. 

Mel. Com. aa 3vi. M. ft. Elec. 

Dos. 3i. to 3ss. 
It excites the Hemorrhoidal and Menstrual Fluxes. 



FORMULA SELECTS. 49 

Anthelmintic Electuary. 

R- Pulv. Convol. Jalap. 

Had. Valerian. Off. 

Sulph. Potass. aa 3i. 

Mel. Scill. Marit. q. s. M. ft. Elec. 

Dos. 3i. to 3ij. thrice a day. 



Voglerh Anthelmintic Electuary. 

fy Pulv. Sem. Artem. Santon. 3ij. 

Convol- Jalap. 3i. 

Sub-Mur. Hydrarg. gr. vi. to xii. 

Aq. Laur. Cinnam. 3ss. 

Syr. Rham. Cathart. q. s. M. ft. Elec 

Dos. For a child two to four years old, one-twelfth of the 
mass ; from five to eight, one-eighth do. For adults> one 
quarter or more, to be taken in the morning. 



Ward's Paste. 




Pulv. Rad. Inul. Helen. 




Sem. Aneth. Foenic. 


aa Kiss 


Bacc. Piper. Nig. 


ftss. 



50 FORMULA SELECTS. 

Sacch. Alb. 

Mel. Com. aa fti. M. ft. Elec 

Dos. 3i. to 3ij- twice or thrice a day. 

This is a deservedly celebrated remedy for He- 
morrhoidal affections. 



Edinburgh Treacle. 




R Pulv. Rad. Aristoloch. Serp. 


3vi. 


Valerian. Off. 




Dorst. Contrajer. 


aa 3iv. 


Castor. Fib. 


3ij- 


Cort- Laur- Cinnam. 




Invol. Myrist- Moschat- 




Rad. Amon. Zingib. 




Acor. Calam. 




Gentian. Lut. 




Bacc- Piper. Nig. 




Sem. Aneth- Foenic. 




Flor. Croc. Sativ- 




Gum- Opii. 


aa Si- 


Mel. Opt. 


ft vi- 


Vin. Alb- Hispan. 


q. s. 


Ad- Solut- Gum. Opii. 


M. ft. Elec 


Dos- 9ij. to 9iv- 





This is believed to be the last edition of the once 
celebrated Edinburgh Treacle. And, although it has 
lost its reputation both in this country and in Great 
Britain, as it continues to be much used on the 



FORMULA SELECTS 51 

continent, we have given it a place ; not so much 
from a persuasion that it will ever redeem its reputa- 
tion, as from a disposition to record an ancient pre- 
scription, and satisfy those who are curious in such 
matters. 



Opiate Electuary. 




$ Pulv. Cort. Cinchon. Off. 


3i. 


Carbon. Potass. 


3ss. 


Syr. Ros. Gall- 




Mel. Opt. 


aa 3ij. M.ft.Elec. 


Dos. 3ij. to 3ss. 




in Intermittent Fever. 





Mineral Electuary. 

fy Pulv. Cort. Cinchon. Off. 3i. 

Caryophyll. Arom. 

Rad. Amom. Zingib. 

Solut. Arsenic. (Fowler.) aa 3i. 

Cons. Ros. Gall. q. s. M. ft. Elec. 

Dos. 3i. to 3ij. every three hours, during the apyrexia. 
Used in obstinate Intermittents. 



52 FORMULA SELECT*. 

Tonic Electuary. 

$ Pulv. Cort. Cinchon. Off. 3hj- 

— — Sulph. Cupr. gr- x. 

Cort. Laur. Cinnam. 3ij. 

Syr. Ros. Gall- q. s. M. ft. Elec. 

Dos. 3ij. every three hours, during the apyrexia. 
Used in Intermittent Fevers. 



Mead's Anti- Epileptic. 

r> Pulv. Cort. Cinchon. Off. 3i. 

Stanni. 

Rad- Valerian. Off. aa 3ss. 

Mel- Opt. q. s. M. ft. Elec 

Dos- 3i- night and morning. 



Tissot's Opiate Electuary. 

$ Cons. Ros. Gall- 3iij- 

Rosmarin. Off- 

Pulv. Cort. Cinchon- Off. aa 3i- 

Invol Myrist. Moschat- 3ij. 

Ext. Mimos- Catech. 3ss. 

01 Laur. Cinnam- Wiij. 

Syr- Citr. Aurant- q- s- M- ft. Elec 

Dos- 3ij. night and morning. 
Used in Leucorrhoea. 



FORMULA SELECTS. 53 

Expectorant Electuary. 

$ Pulv. Rad. Inul. Hel. 

Glycyrrh. Glab. 

Sulphur. Sublim. aa 3i. 

Mel. Opt. 3iv. M.ft.Elec 

Dos 3ij- three times a day- 



Monro's Electuary. 




$ Pulv. Rad. Valerian. Off. 


Sij. 


Cort- Cinchon. Off. 


gss. 


Carb. Amnion. 


3ij. 


Syrup- Amotn. Zingib. ' 


q. s. M. 


Dos. 3i- or 3ij- every three hours. 


Used in Hemicrania. - 




Warren's Electuary. 




fy Pulv. Cort Cinchon. Off. 


gi. 


Rad. Arist. Serpen. 


3hj. 


Limat- Ferri. 


3i. 


. Mur- Ammon. 


3ij. 


Syrup. Com. 


q. s. M. 



Dos. 3i. to 3ij- every two or three hours during the apyrexia 
of Intermittent Fever. 



54 FORMULA SELECTiE. 



POWDERS. 

Nitrous Powder. 

$ Pulv\ Nitr. Potass. 3ij. 
Guoi. Laur. Catnph. 3i. M. 

Dos. gr. x. to gr. xv. every three hours 
A good diaphoretic in ordinary Fevers. 



Typhus Febrifuge. 

$ Pulv. Dor^ten. Contrajerv. 3ij. 

Gum. Laur. Camph. 3i. 

-^— Castor. Fib. 3ss. M. 

Dos. gr. x. to 9i. every three hours. 



Typhus Diaphoretic. 

1% Pulv. Gum. Laur. Camph. 

Sacchar. Alb. aa 3ij. 

Sulphuret. Antim. Praecip. 3i. M. 

Dos. gr- x. every three hours. 






J 



fU.KJU J/' • 




• -f£t^ -i^^y. t*^^ -Z>-% ~£~ ^^*- 

. % tlUtfft OV^a^ <Tl£4.' -eytte,. ' $ V. 



FORMULA SELECTS. 55 

Putty's James's Powder. 

fy Sulphuret- Antim. Praepar. 3ij. 
Phosph. Calc* 3iss. 

Nitr. Potass. 3ss. M. 

Dos. Bi. to 3ss. 

This preparation is preferred by some physicians 
to the pulvis antimonalis of the Dispensatory. 



Antiphlogistic Febrifuge. 

3. Pulv. Antim. 

Nitr. Potass. aa 3ij. 

Sub-Muriat Hydrarg. 3i. M. 

Dos. gr. x. every three hours. 



Hectic Febrifuge. 

$ Pulv. Ipecac, et Opii. 9i. 

j^ v — — Carb. Amnion. . gr. xij. M. 

Dos. gr. viij. every four hours. 

This is a most excellent remedy *in Phthisis Pul- 
monalis ; it alters the character of the sweats, stills 
the cough, and delays the colliquative diarrhoea. 



56 FORMULA SELECTS. 

Guindre's Purgative. 

R- Sulph. Sod. 3vi. 

Nitr. Potass. ; gr. xij. 

Tart. Antim. gr. ss. M. 

To be taken in a cup of gruel. 



Hydragogue Powder. 

R- Pulv. Gum. Convol. Scammon. 
Sub-Muriat- Hydrarg. 
Supertart. Potass. 

Pulv. Rad. Amom. Zingib. aa 3i. M. 

Dos. Bij. to 3i. 



Eccoprotic Powder. 

fy Pulv. Rad. Rhei Palm. 

Sulph. Potass, aa 3i- M. 

Dos. 3i. 



HulVs Cathartic. 

FL Pulv. Gum. Aloe. Perfol. 3i- 
Convolv. Scammon. 

Myrrh. 

Flor. Croc. Sativ. 

Caryophyll- Arom. 

Sem. Car. Carui. 

Rad. Amom. Zingib. 

Invol- Myrist- Moschat. 

Cort. Laur. Cinnam. aa 3i. M. 

Dos. 3ss. 



FORMULA SELECTS. 57 

This is believed to be the preparation which has 
much reputation for the cure of Colic, and is usually 
known in Connecticut by the name of Hulls Physic. 



SelWs Aperient Powder. 

R- Carbon. Magnes. 
Supertart. Potass. 
Pulv. Rad. Rhei Palm. 
Sulphur. Sublim. 
Pulv. Flor. Anthem Nob. 
Sem. Aneth. Fcenic aa 3ss. M. 

Dos. 3ss« four times a day. 

Selle used this medicine in those cases where he 
wished to stimulate the uterine and hemorrhoidal 
vessels. 



BalVs Vermifuge. 

fy Pulv. Rad. Rhei Palm. 

Pulv- Gum. Convolv- Scammon 

Sub-Mur. Hydrarg' aa 3i. 

Sacchar. Alb. 3iij- M. 

Dos. For an adult, 3i- For a child, from gr. x- to 9i- twice 
a week- 

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58 FORMULA SELECTS. 



Tin Vermifuge, 

£ Pulv. Stanni. 3i. 

Sulphuret. Hydrarg. Nigr. 3ij. M. 

Divide in dos- vi. one to be taken twice a day in syrup 
after all have been taken, give the following : 

R Pulv. Rad. Rhei Palm. 9i. 

Convolv. Scammon. 

Sub-Mur. Hydrarg. aa gr. v. M- 

Used for Taenia. 



Mad. Nouffer's Remedy for Taenia. 

R Pulv. Polypod. Filic. Mar. 3iij- 



R Sub-Mur. Hydrarg. 

Pulv. Gum. Convolv. Scammon aa gr. x. 

Gum Gambog. gr. vi. 

Syrup. Simp. q. s. M. 

The patient, the evening preceding, is required to 
take largely of a panada for supper ; in the morning, 
he is to take the male fern in some decoction, and 
two hours afterwards, one third of the purgative 
bolus, every fifteen minutes, until the whole be 
taken. 



formula: selects. 59 



Ariti- Dysenteric Powder. 

R Pulv. Rad. Rhei Palm. 3ij- 

Ipecacuan. 

— i— Cort. Canell. Alb. aa 3i- M- 

Dos- gr. viij. every three hours. 



Allen's Anti- Dysenteric. 

R; Carbon. Calc. Praspar. 3ij. 

Pulv. Ipecac, et Opii. 9i. 

Rad. Rhei Palm. 3i. 

Gum. Opii. gr. ij. M. 

Divide into four powders, one to be taken night 
and morning in syrup. 



Hclvetius's Anodyne Powder. 



R Gum. Opii. 


3ij. 


Myrrh. 


3iss. 


Cort. Crot. Eleuther. 


Si. 


Bol. Gallic. 


3ij- 


Cort. Laur. Cinnam. 


gi. 


Coral. Rub. 


3ij. 



Reduce them separately to a powder, and mix. 

Dos. Bi. to 9ij. 
A remedy in Dysentery. 



60 FORMULA SELECTS. 



Abemeihtfs Emetic. 

I Sulph. Zinc. 3ss. 
Cupr. gr. i. M. 

Used in cases of Poisoning. 



Senter^s Emetic. 

$. Sulph. Cupr. gr. vi. 

Pulv. Rad. Ipecac. gr. x. vel. xv. M. 

For Phthisis Pulmonalis. 



MarryaVs Dry Vomit. 

& Pulv. S Iph. Cupr. 

Tartar Antim. aa gr. iiss- M. 

Directed to be taken at night in half an ounce of 
water. 

Used in Phthisis Pulmonalis. 



Quarin 1 s Powder. 

R Sulphur. Sublim. 
Pulv Gum. Arabic. 

Tragacanth. aa 3ss. 

Extr. Glycyrrh. Glab. 

Sacchar Alb. aa 3ij. 

Sulph. Stibiat. Fuse. gr. ij. aa gr. iv 

Dos. 3ss. every four hours. 

For Convulsive Cough, 



FORMULAE SELECTS. fll 

Portland Powder. 

R Rad. Aristoloch. Rotund. 

Gentian. Lut. 

Summit. Chamaedry. Min. 

: Ch;;maepit Lut. 

i Chiron- Centaur. JE. P. 

Each te be separately reduced to a powder and mixed. 

Dos. 3i. every morning for the first three months ; gr. xlv. 
for the ensuing three months ; and 3ss. for the next six months. 
In the second year 3ss. is to be taken, every second d>*y. 

This remedy will, without doubt, in many cases, 
prevent the recurrence of Gout, but, inasmuch as its 
long use has been attended with fatal consequences, 
late Physicians have seldom had recourse to it. 

Bonliommes 1 Powder. 

R Phosph. Calc- 

Phosph. Sod. aa 3ss. M, 

Dos. 9i. night and morning. 

Used for Rachitis. 

For his lotion, vide Lotions. 



Alterative Powder. 

R Sulphuret. Antim. Prsecip. 9ij. 

Sub-Mur. Hydrarg. 9i. 

Sacchr. Aib. 3iij.' M. 

Dos. gr. iv- night and morning. 
Used for Scrophula, Tinia Capitis, and other 
cutaneous affections. 



62 FORMULA SELECTS. 

Schmucker's Sternutatory. 

fy Hydrarg. Pur. 

Pulv. Rad. Lill. Alb. 

Valerian- Off. act 3i. 

Sacch. Alb. 3iij- M. 

Used for Amaurosis. 



Ware's Sternutatory. 

R^ Sub-Sulph. Hydrarg. Flav. gr. x. 

Pulv. Rad. Glycyrrh. Glab. 3i- M. 



Used for Amaurosis. 



Scarpa's Sternutatory. 

R Sub-Sulph. Hydrarg Flav. gr. ij. 
Pulv. Fol. Beton. Purp. 9i. M. 



Used for Amaurosis. 



JustamoncTs Arsenical Powder. 

R Sulphuret. Antim. Praepar. 3i. 

Oxyd. Arsenic. 3ss. M. 

Melt together ; afterwards pulverize, and add 

Pulv. Gum. Opii. Bi. 



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FORMULAE SELECTS. 63 

Applied to Venereal warts, Fungous ulcers, and 
Cancer. 



Rousselotfs Anti- Carcinomatous Powder. 

R Sulphuret. Hydrarg. Rub. 3i. 

Resin. Pterocarp. Drac. 3ss. 

Oxyd. Arsenic. 3ss. M. 

Used as the preceding. 



Plunkefs Powder. 

R Ranuncul. Scelerat. 3i. 

Sulphur. Sublim. 9v. 

Oxyd. Arsenic. 3i. 

Flor. Anthem.. Cotul. 3ss. M. 

Reduce to a very fine powder. 

It is applied by mixing with a small quantity of 
the yolk of an eg g. 



Vernixs* Styptic Powder. 

R Sulph. Zinci. 

Cupri. 

Alumin. Exsicc. 

Ox. Plumb. Alb. 

Ext. Mimos. Catech. aa 3ss. M 

Applied externally to arrest Hemorrhage. 



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FORMULAE SELECTS. 



YIIAiS, 



Clark's Fever Pill 



ft Sub-Mur. Hydrarg. 
Gum. Opii 
Syrup. Simp. 


gr- xij. 
gr- ij- 

q. S. M 


Divide into four pills. 




Dos. one every 


three hours. 



Brown's Sthenic Pill. 



fy Sulph. Stibiat. Fuse. 
Gum. Opii. 
Sub-Mur. Hydrarg. 
Bal. Myrox. Peruif. 



gr. xr. 

aa gr. x. 

q. s. M. 



Make into pills of gr. i. each. 

Dos. i. or ij. night and morning. 






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FORMULA SELECTS; 6$ 

Squill Pill 



$ Pulv. Scill. Maritim. 


3ij. 


Sub-Mur. Hydrarg 


3i. 


Syrup. Simp. 


q. s. M. 


Make into pills lx. 




Dos. i. or ij. night and morning 


Used in Hydropic affections. 




Diuretic Pill. 




$ Pulv. Fol. Digital. Purp. 




Rad. Scill. Maritim. 


aa 3i. 


Syrup. Toluif. Bals. 


q. s. M. 


Make into pills cxx. 




Dos. i. three or four times 


a day. 


Dupuy's Pill. 




fy Pulv. Fol. Digital. Purp. 




Gum. Ferul. Assafcet. 


aa 3i. 


Extract. Menyanth. Trifol. 




Pulv. Rad. Scill. Maritim. 


aa 3iss M 



Make pills cvm. 

,\ Dos. iv. night and morning. 

Used for Hydrothorax. 
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66 ' FORMULA SELECTJE. 

Resolvent Pill. 

tjL Extract. Gentian. Lut. 3ss. 

Fell. Bovis 3iij. 

Pulv. Gum. Convol. Scammon. 3ij. M. 

Divide into pills clxii. 

Dos. iv. to vi. 

A cathartic, especially useful in chronic affec- 
tions of the liver. 



London Pill. 

l; Sab-Mar. Hydnirg. 
Pulv. Gum. Gambog. 

Aloes. S.i. . aa 3i. 

Bfacil. Gum. Arabic. q. s. M. 

I )iv ide into pills lx. 

Dos. iij. or iv. 

This is one of the best cathartic pills for ordinary 
purposes. 



Connecticut Pill. 

IjL Pulv. Gum. Gambog. 3i. 

— ! — Aloe. Soc. 3ss. 

Convolv. Scam. 3ss. 



I ° C<U ^) C *^- L>-tX^~ fcg*** CCch^j^ 

/lit fir Qi^/u^***^- - 

Pl^a^ Izt: ' IfUb A XX. 

&tt. I err II a^~ (r*_cC Ixu^ul. . 



<^c%. c~ fus.- Ht Xx 

1 




fi, fiUrr'04&* 



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FORMULA SELECTEE. . ■ 67 



Sapon. Venet. 3ij. 

Pulv. Nitr. Potass. 3i. 

Tinct. Aloe, cum Myrr. q. s. M. 

Divide into pills cccc. 

Dos. iij. or iv. 

This is believed to be the composition of the cele- 
brated Lee's Pill. 



Anderson's Pill, (Patent.) 


$ Pulv. Gum. Aloe. Soc. 
— — Gum. Gambog. 
Extract. Juglan. Ciner. 
Sulph. Ferri Calc. 
Alcohol. 


3i. 

3ijss. 
3ij. 
3i. 
q. s. M 


Divide into pills, each gr. iv. 




Dos. ij. to iv. 





Bard's Substitute for Anderson's Pill. 



$, Pulv. Gum. Aloe. Soc. 


3ij. 




Guaiac. Off. 


3ss- 




Tartar. Antim. 


gr. xij. 




Syrup. Simp. 


q. S. 


M 


ivide into pills lxx. 






Dos. iij. or iv. 







68 FORMULAS SELECTS. 

Scotch Pill. 

R- Pulv. Gum. Gambog. 

: Aloe. Soc. 

Cort. Canell. Alb. aa 3i. 

Sapon. Venet. 3ij. M. 

Divide into pills, each gr. iv. 

Dos. ij. or iij. 



Soap Pill. 

R Sapon. Venet. 3ij- 

Fell. Bovis. 
Pulv. Gum. Aloe. Soc. 
Supertart. Potass. aa 3i. 

Syrup. Rham. Cathart. q. s. M. 



Divide into pills xevi. 




Dos. ij. to iv. 




* •» 




Drastic Pill. 




R Ext. Colocynth. Com. 


3i. 


Jalap. 


3ss. 


Tartar. Antim. 


gr. vi. 


Sapon- Venet. 


3i. 


01. Carui. 


HI viij. 


Syrup. Mai. Cydon. 


q. s. M 


Make the mass into pills xl. 




Dos. ij. to iv. 





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FORMULA SELECTS. 69 

Pill Des Trois Diables. 

$ Ext. Colocynth. 

Pulv. Gum. Convolv. Scam, aa 9ij. 
Sub-Mur. Hydrarg. 9iv. 

Syrup. Amom. Zingib. q. s. M. 

Divide into pills xl. 

Dos. iv. 

They operate violently, and not more than four 
should be given at one time. Used for obstinate con- 
stipation. 



Catholic Pill. 

fy Ext. Aloe. Soc. 3i. 

Hellebor. Nig. 3ij. 

Colocynth. 3i. 

Res. Convolv. Jalap. 
Scam. aa 3iss. M. 

Divide into pills, each gr. iv. 

Dos. iij. or iv. 

This pill is very drastic, and should be employed 
with caution. 



Aliberfs Anthelmintic Pill. 

$; Gum. Aloe. Soc. 3i. 

Ferul. Assafoet 

Myrrh 

— — Laur. Camph. aa 3ij 



ro 



FORMULAE SELECTEE. 



Sulph. Ferri. 
01. Succin. Pur. 
Syrup. Artim. Absinth. 

Make into pills each gr, ij. 

Dos. iij. to iv. daily. 



3vi. 

m xl. 

q. s. M. 



Hooper's Pill, (Patent.) 



]}, Gum. Aloe. Soc. 


3i. 


Myrrh. 


3ss- 


Carbon. Ferri. 




Sulph. Ferri Calc. 


aa 3 iij 


Pulv. Caryophyl. Arom. 


3ss. 


Alcohol. 


q. s. M. 


e into pills of ordinary size 




Dos. iij. or iv. 




Savine Pill. 




I; Ext. Imil. Helen. 




Junip* Sabinl 




Aloe. Soc 




Limatur. Ferri- ou 


gr. xlviii 


01. Janip. Sabio. 


mxij. 


S\ pup. .Maiinh. Vulg. 


q. b. M 



Divide into pills xi.viii. 



Dos. iv. morning and evening 



Used in Amenorrhoca. 







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FORMULAE SELECTEE. 71 

Royal Pill. 

$ Garb- Ferri. 9ij. 

Gum. Myrrh. 

Ammoniac. 

Galban. 

■ ■ Aloe. Soc. aa B'u 

Sub-Mur. Hydrarg. 

Sulphur. Antim. Praecip. eta gr. xij. M. 

Divide into pills, gr. iij. each. 

Dos. iij. morning and night. 

This is a safe and efficient emmenagogue pill. 



Emmenagogue Pill. 

R Gum. Galban. 

Ferul- Assafoet/ 

Myrrh. 

Aloe. Soc. aa 3ss. 

Sulph. Ferri. 3i. 

Tinct. Assafcet. q. s. M. 

Divide the mass into pills of gr. iij. each. 
Dos- i. or ij. three times a day- 



72 



FORMULAE SELECTS. 



Beddoes* Soda Pill 

£ Carbon. Sod. Exsicc. 3i- 

Sapon. Hispan. 9iv. 

Syrup. Amom. Zingib. q. s. M, 

Divide into pills xxx. 

Dos. iij. three times a day. 

Used in Calculous affections. 



Fuller's Pill. 

R_ Gum. Aloe. Soc. 3$s 

Feral. Assafoet. 

(inlli.in. 

Myrrh. aa 3i. 

Sal ph. Ferri. 3vi. 

Paly. Cass. S. ii. 3»j. 

Flor. Croc. Satir. 

I'ulv IflTol. Myrist Moschat. aa 3i. 
01. Surrin. PuP« "I XL. 

Syrup. Artim- Absinth. q. s- M 

Make into pills, each gr- iij. 

Dos. ij- to iv- twice a day. 

This pill is commonly known by the name of the 
Pit ssed Pill, and is one of the most powerful ein- 
menagogues in use. 



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FORMULAE SELECTS. Js 

Anti-Chloroiic Pill. 



$ Sulph. Ferri. 








Gum. Myrrh. 




aa 3i. 




Ferul. Assafoet. 




3ij. 




Sub-Carbon. Potass. 




9i- 




Extr. Cort. Cinchon- 


Off. 


3ij. 




Syrup. Simp. 




q.s. 


M 



Divide the mass into pills c. 

Dos. ij. three times a day. 



Setters Anti-Hysteric PilL 

fy Gum- Galban. 

Ferul. Assafoet 

Syrup. Angel. Archangel. aa 3ss. 
Pulv. Castor. Fib. 
Flor. Croc. Sati^. aa 3i. 

Gum. Opii. 3ss. 

Tinct. Castor. Fib. q.s. M. 

Divide into pills, each gr. ij. 

Dos. iv. to viij. twice a day. 



Fcetid Pill 
fy Gum. Ferul. Assafcetid- 3ss. 

Laur. Camph. 

Sapon. Venet. aa 3i. M. 

Divide in pills, each gr. iv. 

Dos. ij. to ir, 

1( i 



74 EOHMVLM SELECTS 

Carminative Pill. 



fjL Gum. Ferul. Assafoetid. 


3ij. 


Aloe. Soc. 




Carb. Ferri. 




Fulv. Amom. Zingib. 


aa 3i. 


Tinct. Aloe, cum Myrrh. 


q. s. M. 


Divide into pills, each gr. iv. 




Dos. iij. to v. 




Oriental Pill 




H Gam. (>pii. 




Flor. Croc. S-.iiiv. 




Pulv. Cort. Laur. Cinnam 




Nuc. Moprbat. 




Sem. Cardam. Min. 


aa 3i. 


Syrup. Citr. Aurant. 


q.8. M 



Make into pills, each gr. iij. 

This is a good anodyne in Hypochondriasis. 





Cap u run's 


Asking 


nit Pill. 






K 


I\t. 


kfimos. 


Cite.!.. 


gr. 


XXV 






Sulph 


. AImh 


in. 


gr- 


Xij. 






6am. 


Opu. 




gr. 


iv. 


M 



Divide into pills, each gr. iv. 

Dos. i. to iij. thriie a day. 

I Jsed in chronic Diarrhoea. 



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FQRMULiE SELECTiE. ffi 



Anti-Dysenteric PHI. 

fy Pulv. Rad. Ipecac. 3i. 

Gum, Opii. 

Sub-Mur. Hydrarg. aa 3ss. 
Syrup. Simp. q. s. M. 



Divide into pills lx. 

Dos. i. every four hours. 



Expectorant Pill. 

$ Pulv. Scill. Marit. 
Gum. Ammoniac. 

Nitr. Potass. aa 3ss. 

Sapon. Venet. 3ss. 

Divide in pills, each gr. iv. 

Dos. ij. every four hours. 



Gum Pill. 

R- Gum. Ammoniac. 

Ferul. Assafoetid- aa 3ij. 

Myrrh. 

Laur. Camph. 

Bals. Myrox. Peruif. aa 3i. M. 

Divide into pills, each gr. iv. 

Dos. ij. to iij. thrice a day. 
Used for chronic Catarrh. 



7 g FOHMULiE SELECTS 

Tonic Pill 

$ Carb. Ferri. 3ij. 
Pulv. Nuc. Moschat. 
Cort. Laar. Cinnam. aa 3i- M 

Divide into pills, each gr. iv. 

Dos. i. to ij. thrice a day- 



Griffith's Pill 

K Pulv. Gum. Myrrh. 3ij. 

Sulph. Ferri. 9i- 

Carbon. Potass- 3i. 

Extr. Gentian. Lut. 3iss. 

Syrup. Simp. q- s- M 

Divide into pills lxx, 

Dos. iij- three times a day. 

For Phthisis Pulmonalis. 



Bacher ] s Tonic Pill 

B_ Ext- Hellebor- Nig. 

Gum- Myrrh- aa 3i. 

Pulv. Centaur- Benedict- 3iij- 

Mucil- Gum- Arabic- q- I. M. 

Divide into pills, each gr. i. 

Dos. i. at night. 
Used in asthenic Dropsy. 



FORMULA SELECTS. 77 



Starkleyh Pill. 




ft Ext. Gum. Opii. 




Puiv- Hellebor. Nig. 




Glycyrrh. Glab. 


aa gi. 


Sapon. Venet. Alb. 


giij. 


01. Terebinth. 


q- s. M- 



Divide into pills, each gr. iv, 

Dos. i. to iv. at night. 

This pill has much reputation in the treatment of 
Mania. 



Attenuant Pill. 

ft. Sapon. Venet. 
Carb. Potass. 
— — Ferri- 
Pulv. Nuc. Moschat. 
Ext. Gentian. Lut. aa 3i. M. 

Divide into pills, each gr. iv. 

Dos. i. to iij. three times a day. 

This pill has been used with much benefit in 
Scrophulous diseases. 



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78 FORMULAE SELECTS 

Barthez 1 White Pill. 



fy Pulv. Convol. Jalap. 


3 SB 


Carb- Ferri. 


3ij. 


Sub-Mur. Hydrarg. 


3ss. 


Pulv. Milleped. 


W 


Syrup. Amom. Zingib. 




Scill- Marit. 


sap. ae 


Divide into pills, each gr. iv. 




Dos. i. twice a day. 




For Scrophula. 




Merafs Pill 




ft Nitr. Argent. 


gr. vi. 


Ext. Gum. Opii. 


3i. 


Gum. Laur. Camph. 




Pnlv. Nuc. Moschat. 


aa 9ij. 



Divide into pills xc. 

Dos. i. morning and evening. 

Used in Chorea and Epilepsy. 
MegUnh Pill. 

i; Hvoscyam. Nie;. 

Pulv. Had. Valerian. Off. 

Oxyd. Zinc. Pur. aa 9ij. 

Svrtip. Simp. q. s. M. 

Divide into pills, each gr. i. 



fORMULuE SELECTS. f 9 

Dos. Beginning with one pill night and morning, gradually 
increased, to six, or eight, or even ten. 

Used in Neuralgia. 



Quarinh Anti-Asthmatic Pill 



$ Spong. Off. Ust. 


3ss. 


Ext. Fumar. Off. 




Gum. Ammoniac. 




Sulphur. Sublim- 


aa 3ij. 


Sulph. Antim. Praecip. 


3i. 


Syrup. Simp. 


q. s. M. s. a. 



Divide into pills, each gr. iij. 

Dos. iij. to viij thrice a day. 

Used with much benefit in humid Asthma. 



Quarin's Anti- Epileptic Pill. 

$ Pulv. Rad. Valerian- Off. 3vi. 
Gum. Galban. 

Sagapen. aa 3iss. 

Ferul. Assafoetid. 3i. M. 

Divide into pills, each gr. iij. 

Dos. ij. to iv. twice a day. 



80 FORMULA SELECTiE. 

Schmuckerh Pill. 



r> Gum. Sagapen. 






Galban. 






Sapon. Venet- 




aa 3i. 


Pulv. Rhei Palm. 




3iss. 


Tart Antim. 




gr. xvi. 


Syrup. Simp. 




q. s. M, 


Divide into pills, each gr. 


iv. 




Dos- iij- morning 


and 


evening. 


Used in Amaurosis. 







Richter's Pill 

$. Gum. Ammoniac. 
Feral Aarafostid. 

Sapon. Venrt. 

Pulv. Kail. Valerian. Off. 

Arnic. Montan. aa 3ij. 

Tartar Antim- gr. xviij. 

Syrup- Simp. q. s. M. 

Divide into pills, each gr. iv. 

Dos. vi. three times a day. 

Used in Amaurosis. 



Ami-, Irlh rilic Pill. 

K (inm- (foaiac Off 

Sab-Mar. Hydraag< «a 3i. 
B. \ cnet. 3iv. 

F.ll. Bor. 3ij. 

Pulv. Lis;. Guaiar. Off. q. s. M. 

Divide into pills, each gr. iv. 

ij. to iv. night ami morning. 



FORMULA SELECTS. 31 

This is a celebrated gout remedy, known by the 
name of Vicq. d'Azir's Pill. 



Lithontriptic Pill. 

R- Sapon. Venet. 
Carb. Potass. 

Pulv. Rad. Polyg. Senek. act 3i. 
01. Pimp. Anis. Si. 

Syrup. Simp. q. s. M. 

Divide into Pills, each gr. iij. 

Dos. iij. to vi. thrice a day. 



Gold Pill 

R Deuto-Mur. Auri.* gr. x. 

Pulv. Rad. Glycyrrh. Glab. 3 iij. 

Mucil. Gum. Arabic. q. s. M, 

Divide into pills cl. 

Dos. i. or ij. thrice a day. 

This medicine has lately been recommended by 
Moris. Chrestien, for the cure of Syphilis and Scro- 
phula. 

* This Salt is prepared by dissolving 1 gold coin in the nitro-muriatic acid, boil- 
ing the solution to dryness, and adding to the residuum an equal quantity of mu- 
riate of soda; after which, a small quantity of distilled water is to be added, and 
again boiled to dryness. To be preserved in a close stopped vial. 

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82 FORMULA SELECTS. 



Alterative Pitt. 






ft Gum. Guaiac- Off. 

Sulphuret- Antim. Praecip. 
Sub-Mur- Hydrarg. 
Syrup. Simp- 


3ij. 
3i- 

q. s 


viij. 
. If. 


ivide into pills lx. 






Dos. ij- to iv. a day- 






Keysets Pill 






H Arot- Hydrarg. 


Si- 





Sacch. Alb. 3iij. 

I'ulv. Gam. Arabic. 3ss. 

H;.«l. Altbe. Off. 

Am\l- Com. aa 3 i j • 

Sfacil. Oam, Arabic, q. s. M. 

Divide into pills, each gr. iv. 

Dos. ij. to iv. in a day. 



Belosteh Pills. 

II Hydrarg, Parif. 3?s. 
Sacch. All*. 3i. 
Puhr. Gam. Cow . Sc&mmon,. 
Jalap. aa 3ss. 

V iii. Hupon. All). q. g. 



FORMULA SELECT JE. 83 

The mercury is to be oxydated by trituration with 
the sugar and scammony. M. s. a. 
Divide into pills, each gr. iv. 

Dos. ij. to iv. night and morning, in Syphilis, and Cutaneous 
affections. 



Sudorific Pill. 

fy Pulv. Antitn. gr. 3i. 

Sub-Mur. Hydrarg. gr. x. 

Pulv. Rad. Scill. Marit. gr. v. 

Cons. Ros. Gall. q. s. M. 

Divide in pills xx. 

Dos. i. every four hours in Pneumonia. 



84 FORMULA SELECTS 



HOIM€ffi&. 



Mills's Bolus. 

R Gum. Laur. Camph. 9i. 

Pulv. Antimon. gr- xxv- 

Cons. Ros- Gall. q. g. M. 

Divide into bol. vi. 

Dos. i. every three hours. 

Used in Typhus. 



Typhus Bolus. 




-lor. Fib. 


gr. x. 


Gam L;mr. Camph. 


gr- iv. 


Gam Ojni. 


gr. ss. 


Syrup, simp. 


q. s. M. ft. bol. 


epeated every six hours. 




Sudorific Bolus. 




I; Gmn. Luur. Camph. 


9ij. 


Gam. Opii- 


gr- v. 


Sulpli. 1'. 


9v- 


( ions Rob. Gall. 


q. s. M 



Divide into bol. v. 

Dos. i. every six hour*. 



FORMULA SELECTS. 85 

Anti- Rheumatic Bolus. 

$ Gum. Guaiac. Off. 3i. 

Sulphur. Sublim. 

Supertart. Potass. aa 3ij- 
Syrup. Simp. q. s. M. 

Divide in bol. xij. 

Dos. i. night and morning. 





. 


Stomachic Bolus. 




a Flor. Croc. Sativ. 




Pulv. Cort. Laur. Cinnam. 


aa gr. iv. 


Magnes. Calc- 


gr. viij. 


Syrup. Simp. 


q. s. M- 


repeated every four hours. 





Emmenagogue Bolusj. 



fy Gum. Aloe- Soc 


9ij. 


Flor. Croc Sativ. 


Bi. 


01. Junip. Sabin. 


nix. 


Cons. Rut. Graved. 


q. s. M 


Divide into bol. v. 


- 


Dos. i- eyery night. 





8 6 FORMULAE SELECTS. 



Gout Bolus. 



$. Gum. Laur. Camph. 

Ferul. Assafcetid. 

Pulv. Mosch. aa gr. iij. 

Syrup. Amora. Zingib. q. s. M- ft. bol. 

To be repeated every two hours. 



FORMULA SELECT*. 8? 

Pectoral Lozenge.- 



R, Pulv. Rad. Ipecac. 


3i. 


Gum Opii. 




Rad. Scill. Marit. 




Sulphur. Antim. Praecip. 


aa 3ss. 


Sacch. Alb. 


3iss. 


Mucil. Gum. Tragacanth. 


q. S. M 


Make into lozenges cc. 




Dos. i. every two hours. 




Used in chronic Catarrh. 





Sulphur Lozenge. 

R- Sulphur. Sublim. 3ij. 

Sacch. Alb.^ 3iij. 

Mucil. Gum. Tragacanth. q. s. flf, 

Make into lozenges c. 

Dos. vi.. to x. daily. 

Used in chronic Catarrh. 



88 FORMULA SELECTiE. 



Chausier's Lozenge. 




fy Gum. Laur. Camph. 


gr. xxi. 


Opii. 


gr. vi. 


Sacch. Alb. 


3iij. 


Mucil. Gum. Tragacanth. 


q. s. M. 



Make into lozenges l. 

Dos. iv. to vi. daily. 
This remedy is recommended in Phthisis Laryn- 



Dubois's Lozenge. 

R Pulv. Spong. Ust. i\. 
Carbon. Sod. 

Pair. Cort I/mr. Cinnam. 3ij- 

Succ. Gljcyrrh. Glab. 3iij. 

Mm il. Gun. Tragacanth. q. s. M. 

Divide into lozeng* s < each gr- x. 

Dos- i- at night- 

In Broncliocclc. 



Bartluz Lozenge. 

r: Sab-Mar< Ihdrarg. 

Sacch- Alb- 3i- 

Muni. (.um. Arab. q. s. M. 

Divide into lozenges, each gr. xij. 



FORMULAE SELECTS. . g9 

Dos. For a child ij. daily. For adults vi. to viij. daily. 

These contain the same ingredients as Ching's 
white lozenges, though the quantity of calomel is 
much less. 



Brown Vermifuge Lozenge. 

R< Resin. Convolv. Jalap. 3ij. 

Sub-Mur. Hydrarg. 3i. 

Sacch. Alb. Sir. 

Mucil. Gum. Arab. q. s. M. 

Make into lozenges, each gr. viij. 

Dos. For a child ij. daily. 

This is the composition of Ching's brown lozenge. 



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90 FORMULiE SELECTS. 



GAMUS. 




Common Gargle, 




$ Decoct. Salv. Off. 


3viij. 


Sulph. Alumin. 


3U 


Mel. Opt. 


3i. M. 


Rose Gargle. 




JJ. Infus. Ro*. Gall. 


3vi. 


Tinct. Myrrh. 


3 88. 


Mel- Opt. 


3ss- M. 


Sumach Gargle. 




R Bacc. Rhus. Glab. Sice 


3ss. 


Aq. Fervent. 


Qss- M. 



Infuse for one hour, and strain. 
A pleasant acidulous gargle. • 









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FORMULAE SELECTS. 




Antiseptic Gargle. 




R Decoct. Hord. Dist 


3v. 


Mel. Ros. Gall. 


3i. 


Tine. Myrrh. 
Acid. Acet. 


gss. 
Si. M. 


Yest Gargle. 




|Jl- Spum. Cerevis. 
Mel. Opt 
Sub Borat. Sod. 


aa 3ij. 

3ss. 1 


Aq. Fontan. 


. Sviij. M. J 


Currie's Gargle. 




R- Fruct. Capsic. Ann. 
Aq, Fervent. 


gr. vi. 

Sviij. M. 



91 



Used in Cynanche maligna. 



Monro's Gargle. 

$ Decoct. Hord. Dist. 3xij. 

Carb. Amraon. 3i. 

Alcohol. Dilut- 3ij. M. 

Used in Cynanche maligna, 



92 FORMULA SELECTS. 

Culletfs Astringent Gargle. 



R, Cort. Querc. Rob- Contus. 


3i. 


Aq. Fontan. 


Qiss. M 


or ten minutes, strain, and add 


Sulph. Alwmin 


3ss. 


Alcohol, dilut. 


gij. 


Aliberfs Gargle. 




R Sp. Laur. Camph. 


3ss. 


Mel. Ros. Gall. 


3i. 


Acid. Acct. 


3ss. 


Aq. Fontan. 


3viij. M. 


in Cynanche maligna. 




Muriatic Gargle. 




R Decoct. Cinchon. Off. 


3 vi. 


Acid. Muriatic. 


3i. 


Tinct. Myrrh. 


3i. M. 


FothergilVs Gargle. 




R Decoct. Pectoral. 


5xij. 



Rad. Dost. Contraj. Contus. 3ss. M. 
Boil, strain, and add 



Acet Vin. Alb. 


Sij. 


Tinct. Myrrh- 


Si. 


Mel Opt- 


3?i 



FORMULA SELECTS. 93 

Mercurial Gargle. 



5; Mur. Hydrarg. 


g r - \ 


Aq. Distillat. 


Sviij- 


Syr. Com. 


gi. M- 


Hartman's Sulphuric 


Gargle. 


£ Decoct. Hord. Dist 


gvij. 


Mel. Ros. Gall. 


gi. 


Acid. Sulphur. Dilut. 


mxxx. M. 


Sedative Gargle 




$ Nitr. Potass. 


3ij. 


Mel. Acet. 


gvij. 


Decoct. Hord. Dist. 


gvij. M. 






94 FORMULA SELECTS 



Common Colhjrium. 



R Aq. x Acet- Ammon. 

Aq. Ros. Gall. aa 


3ij. M. 


To be used tepid. 


. % 


Rose Colhjrium. 


- 


£ Aq. Ros. Gall. 
Lac. Com. 


aa 3ij. M. 


To be used tepid. 




Saturnine Colhjrium. 




R Acet Plumb. 
Aq. Distillat- 


9». 

Sviij. M. 


Zinc Colly num. 




R Sulph. Zinc. gr. x jj. 

Aq. Distillat. gviij. M. 






^— — — — — 




'M^&Ct** £er€c./£r. flficc^tZv yearjLeA 

4y- 5A^.. 






FORMULA SELECT^.' 95 

Acetated Zinc Collyrium* 

R Sulph. Zinc. gr. xij. 

Acet. Plumb- gr. xxiv. 

Aq. Distill it. gx. M. 

Decant clear after the precipitation. 



Alum Cottyrium. 

JJL Sulph. Alumin. 9i 

Aq. Ros. Gall. 3vi. M. 



Anodyne Zinc Collyrium. 

fy Sulph. Zinc. gr. viij. 

Acet. Plumb. gr- xvi. 
Tinct Opii (Vinous.) 3ij. 

Aq. Distillat. Sviij. M. 



Anodyne Collyrium. 



% Aq. Acet. Ammon. 


giv. 


Tinct. Opii. 


3i. M. 


To be used warm. 





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96 



FORMULA SELECTS 



Ware's Collyrium. 

IjL Fol. Lactuc. Sativ. Rec. 
Aq. Fontan. 



3iij. 
3ss. M. 



Digest in a sand bath for half an hour, and ex- 
press. 

Recommended for Chemosis. 



Opiate Collyrium. 

$ Ext. Gum. Opii. 
Gum. Laur. Camph. 
Aq. Fervent. 



gr. x. 
gr. vi. 
3xij- 



Mix the opium and camphor intimately, and add 
the water. 



Wilson's Collyrium. 



R Acid. A*cet. 
Al ohol. D'ut. 
Aq Ros. Gall- 



3i. 

3ss. 
3viij. M. 



This preparation often requires to be diluted. 



tip tu*. sur 'jute**,*, kc :^x 



J\f Hu^r; J} 'ytZr-tisr-j : £yr~/ 



FORMULA SELECTS, 



97 



Stile's CoUijmim. 
\ * % 

Fk Aq. Anthem. Nob. Distil- gviij 

Aq. Acet. Plumb. 

Sp. Laur. Camph. \ aa 3ij. 

Snlph. Zinc 3i. M. 

This usually requires to be diluted. 



Scarpa's CoUyrium. 

§ Acet. Plumb. 
Aq- Plantag. Maj. 
Muc. Gum. Tragacanth. 
Sp. Laur. Camph. 

Used in chronic Ophthalmia. 



3vi. 

3ss, 
Ixx. M. 



Janin's CoUyrium. 

fy Aq. Plantag. Maj. giv. 

Sulph. Zinc. gr. v. 

Muc. Sem. Cydon. 3ss. M. 

For chronic Ophthalmia. 



Bates's Camphorated CoUyrium. 



aa gr. liij. 
gr. xiij. 



fy Sulph. Cupr. 
Bol. Gall. 

Gum. Laur. Camph 
Aq. Bullient- Qi. M. 

Decant clear. Before using to be diluted with at 
least ten times its weight of water. 
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98 FORMULAE SELECTS. 

Mercurial Collyrium. 
^L Mur. Hydrarg. gr. i. 

Aq. Distillat. 3viij. M. 



YveVs Collyrium. 




$. Flor. Croc Sativ. 


9i. 


Sulph- Zinc. 


3iij. 


Cupr. 


3i. 


Gum. Laur. Camph- 


9ij. 


Aq. Distillat. 


Qi.M. 


Let it digest twenty-four hours with a gentle heat 


and decant clear. 




Used very much diluted. 





Gimbernafs Collyrium. 

ft. Potass. Pur. gr. ij. 

Aq. Distillat. 3i. M- 

One or two drops are applied to the eye, for the 
purpose of removing opac ities ; the eye is to be wash- 
ed immediately afterwards with some mucilaginous 
decoction. 



Scarpa's Stimulant Collyrium. 

ft Mur- Ammon. Bij- 

Sub-Acet Cupr. Pracpar. gr. iv- 

Aq. Calc 3viij. M. 

Let it stand twenty-four hours, and filter. 
Used to remove Albugo. 



FORMULA SELECTS. 99 

am 

IaOTIOXS. 

Saturnine Lotion. 



$ Acet. Plumb. 


3ij. 




. Acid. Acet. 


Si. 




Alcohol. 


3ss. 




Aq. Fontan. 


Oi- 


M. 


n ordinary cases of topical 


inflam 


mal 


Zinc Lotion. 




fy Sulph. Zinc. 


3i- 




Aq. Fontan. 


Oi 


. M 


Ammoniac Lotion. 




5. Mur. Ammon. 


3ss. 




Acid- Acet- 






Alcohol. 






Aq. Fontan. 


aa 3iv. 


M. 


Richter's Lotion. 






5- Mur. Ammon. 


3i. 




Nitr. Potass. 


3ij. 




Acid. Acet. 


O™- 




Aq. Fontan. 


O* 


M. 



100 FORMULA SELECTS. 

Purmann's Lotion. 



R Mur. Sod. - 


feij. 


Ac d. Acet. 


Oi. 


Sulph. Cupr. 


3iss. 


Alumin. 


3vss. 


' F..1. Sal v. Off. 


3ss. M. 



Boil for half an hour, and strain. 

Applied in chronic Inflammation of the joints. 



Erysipelas Lotion. 

R Sp. Luur. Camph. gss. 

Aq. Tej.id. 0>- M. 



To be applied warm. 



Hey's Hemorrhoidal Lotion. 

R Aq. Calc. O'j- 

Cort. Querc. Rob. 3i v . M. 

Infuse for one week, strain, and add 

Alcohol. 3iv. 



Home's Lotion. 

R Acid. Nitros. 9i. 

Aq. Fontan. Sviij. M. 

It is applied to indolent ulcers. 







fir C^^/^C<^ /£^ ^-^/^U^ 






//t<^t^y) Sestet?*. : . . 

&p firm 

£~&A^*- fry J^g 

7^,t^Uc Z<r&^. fir- %££%**. UUv* 



F0RMULJE SELECTiE. 101 

s 

Hetfs Lotion. 

fy Succ. Limon. 

Alcohol, aa 3 ij. M. 

Applied by means of lint, to sloughing ulcers. 



Underwood's Lotion. 


- 


$ Sulph. Ferri Calc. 
Aq. Fontan. 


3ss. 

OU- M. 


s a wash for ill conditioned ulcers. 


Black Wash. 




fy Sub-Mur. Hydrarg. 
Aq. Calc. 


3i. 

Sviij. 


shaken when used. 




Yellow Wash. 




fy Mur. Hydrarg. 
Aq. Calc- 


3i. 



Dessaulfs Lotion. 

fy Sub-Acet. Cupr. 

Mur. Hydrarg. aa gr- vi. 

Aq- Fontan. Qi. M. 

Used for Tinea capitis, foul ulcers, &c. 



102 FORMULA SELECTS. 



Tinea Lotion. 



fy Sulphuret. Potass* 3ij. 

Aq. Calc. Qi. M. 



Hellebore Lotion. 

$ Decoct. Verat. Alb. Qi. 

Sulphuret. Potass. 3ss- 

Used for Tinea capitis. 



V 




. . Barlow's Lotion. 




"*• ..... 


. -y ■> 


$ Sdlph. Sod. 


ftuj. 


Sapon. Venet. 


3iss. 


Alcohol. 


3ij- 


Aq. Calc. 


3vijss. M 


Used for Tinea capitis. 




Smith's Lotion. 




$.- Mur. Hydrarg. 


gr. x. 


Aq. Bullient. 


Sim. 


Tinct. Melo- Vesicator- 


5 as. 



To be applied to Scrophulous tumours. 











ft ^^: 6fL^ ^/ 5 

















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FORMULA SELECTS. 




Hemlock Lotion. 




R- Fol. Conii Mac. Rec. 


fti. 


vel, 




Fol. Conii Mac- Exsic 


3iij. 


Aq. Bullient. 


Qiij- M 



103 



Boil to Oij. and strain. 

Applied to Scrophulous and Cancerous ulcers 



Home's Cancerous Lotion. 

R- Solut. Oxyd. Arsenic Sat. 3i- 

Aq. Fontan. Qij. M. 



Caustic Lotion. 



9i. 

3ss. M. 



rj; Nitr. Argent. 
Aq- Distillat. 

Used in Noli me tangere, and is to be applied 
sparingly.' 



Plenckh Caustic 


Liq 


uor. . 


R- Mur-, Hydrarg. 






Sulph. Alumin. 




da 3ss. 


Gum- Laur. Camph. 






Ox. Plumb. Alb. 




aa 3ss. 


Acid. Acet. 






Alcohol. 




aa 3vi. M. 



Used to destroy Venereal warts. 



104 FORMULA SELECTS. 

Anti- Herpetic Lotion. 






R- Mur. Hydrarg. 
Ox. Plumb. Alb. 
Sulph. Alumin. 
Albumen. Ovi. 
Aq. Ros. Gall. 


3iss. 
3ss. 
3iij. 
No. i. 

3viij. M. 


Heyh Scrophulous 


Lotion. 


R, Sulph. Zinc. 

Sp. Rosmarin. Off. 
Tinct. Laveud. Com. 
Aq. Fontan. 


3ss. 
3i. 
3i- 
3xv. M. 


Bonhomme's Lotion. 


R Sub-Carb. Potass. 
Aq. Fontan. 


3ss. 
Oi- M. 


Used in Rachitis. 
The body of the child is to 
laily. 


be washed with this 


Plenck?s Digestive. 


R 01. Terebinth. 
Vitell. Ovi. 
Mel. Com- 
Aq. Fontan. 
Alcohol. 


3.j. 

3i. 

3ij. 

3ir. 

3vi. M- B. a. 



It is used to cleanse foul ulcers. 




f>~ &>? &e- /I^tS^^vv /^T/^^c^C to^Cesk^f 



-- 1 "" 1 









FORMULA SELECTS. J 05 

Chilblain Lotion. 

5-- Sulph- Alumin. 3ij. 

Acid. Acet. 
Alcohol. Dilut- aa Q ss« M. 



14 



106 - FORMULAE SELECTS. 







IXJ^CTIOKS 






• 


V 


- Common Injection. 










ft Sulph. £inc. 
Aq. Pluvial. 


gr. x. 
3viij 


M 




Used 


in Gonorrhoea. 








Saturnine Injection. 




/ 




ft Acet Plumb. 
Aq. -Pluvial. 


9i- . 
Sviij. 


M. 




Used 


as the preceding. 


gr- xij. 
gr. xxiv. 
3viij. 






Anodyne Injection 

ft Sulph. Zinc. 
Acet. Plumb. 
Aq. Pluvial. 


M. 



Pour off the solution after precipitation, and add 
Tinct. Opii. (Vin.) 3i- 

Gonorrhoea injection. 



Alum Injection. 

ft Sulph. Alumin. 3i. 

Aq. Pluvial. 3viii- M. 

Gonorrhoea injection. 



/Z^C "i, ^C^*<> Q^£"-"^ ~k<l*+^0 VL^-*^ 




fa l^&Zy fsycarfae** 

ft Cfy; /^^Z^H>y 3p 



FORMULAE SELECTS. ip7 

Copaiba Injection. 

• $v Balsam. Capaif. Off. 

Vitell. Ovi. aa 3ij. 

Aq. Ros. GalL_ v ^ 3viij» 

Mix the balsam and yolk of egg intimately, and 
add the rose water. 

Used in Gleet. 



Opiate Injection. 




$ Tinct. Opii. (Vin.) 


3ij. 


Aq. Pluvial. 


gviij. M. 


Muriatic Injection. 




P* Acid. Muriatic 


ni xvi. 


Aq. Pluvial. 


gviij M. 


For Gleet. 





Mercurial Injection. 

P* Mur. Hydrarg. gr. ij. 

Aq. Pluvial. gviij. M- 



For Gleet. 



108 FORMULA SELECTS. 



Footers Injection. 

$ Aq. Cupr. Ammoniat- ra xx. 

Aq. Ros- Gall. 3iv. M. 



Oak Bark Injection 

coct- Quer. Rob. 
lph. Alumin. 

For Menorrhagia, Prolapsus ani, &c 



R- Decoct- Quer. Rob. Q i. 

Sulph. Alumin. 3ij- 



Gall Injection. 




R- Gall- Alep. Contus. 


3$s. 


Aq. Bullient. 


Ofr M 


Pour off cold. 




Used as the preceding. 





FORMULA SELECTS. 109 



IAXI3NLEXTS. 



Steer's Opodeldoc, (Patent.) 

$ Sapon. Alb. Opt 3iss. 

Alcohol. Svss. 

Aq. Fontan. 3i. 

Gum- Laur. Camph. 3i- M. 

Melt by a gentle heat in a close vessel, and add 



Aq. Carbon. Ammon. 


3i. 


01. Rosmarin. Off. 


3ss. 


— Origan. 


fU xx. 



Set aside to cool, and preserve for use. 



Lime Liniment. 

$ Aq. Calc- 
01. Olivar. aa Sviij. 

Alcohol. Si. M. 

Used in burns. 



110 



FORMULAE SELECT JE. 



Camphor Liniment. 

ft Gum. Laur. Camph. 
01. Olivar. 



o> 



The camphor is dissolved by warming the oil, and 
rubbing them well together. 



Turpentine Liniment. 



ft 01. Terebinth. 
— Olivar. 



Si. 

Sij. M. 



Camphorated Mercurial Liniment. 

ft Unguent. Hydrarg. Fort. 

Adep. Suill. aa 3i. 

Gum. Laur. Camph. 
Alcohol. aa 3ij. 

Aq. Carbon- Ammon. 3i. M. 



Ferriarh Sciatic Liniment. 



R. Sapon. Com. 


gas. 


Cerat. Resin. Flav. 


3i. 


Gum. Laur. Camph. 


3ij. 


Pulv. Sem- Sinap. Alb. 


Bi. M 



^ ... . : Jy. tfe 



^f* ^r <^p c^} g^ ^ 

(X, deut^^y^ i T^ t ^nX^ tfc~<r>*^. 



FORMULA SELECTS. 1 1 1 

Bradsley's Sciatic Liniment. , 



, Liniment. Sapon. 


3ij. 


Aq. Carbon. Ammon. 




Tinct. Melo. Vesic. 




Tinct. Opii. 


aa 3ij. 


Gum. Laur. Camph. 


3i. M. 


Essence of Mustard, 


(Patent.) 


R- Unguent. Melo. Vesic. 


gi. 


Gum. Laur. Camph. 


3ss. 


01. Terebinth. 


giij. M. 



.This liniment, although it contains no mustard, 
has been patented by the name here given, no doubt, 
with a view to misled those who should attempt 
its preparation. 



Bath Anodyne .Liniment. 






fy Gum. Opii. gi 



Sapon. Venet- A^Pw* 3 v. 

Alcohol. Sxxiv. 

Gum. Laur. Camph- 3iij. 

01. Rosmarin. Off. 3iv- M. 

Digest the three first, for three days, then add the 
other ingredients. 

Used in Gout and Rheumatism. 



1 1 2 FORMULA SELECTS 

Bard's Opodeldoc. 

fy Sapon. Venet. 3ij. 

Gum. Laur. Camph. 3i. 

Sp. Vin. Gall. (Fort.) Qi. 

The soap is to be dissolved in the brandy, by ex- 
posing them to a gentle heat, and after its solution, 
the camphor is to be added. 



Canada Liniment. 

§. Aq. Carbon. Ammon. 

01. Olivar. ' 

— Terebinth. 

— Menth. Piper. 

Alcohol. aa 3i. M. 

Used for chronic Rheumatism. 

This is one of the neatest and most efficient lini- 
ments with which we are acquainted. Its smell is 
grateful, and its beneficial effects become sensible 
very soon after its application. It is a perfect rubi- 
facient, but will not vesicate. 



FORMULAE SELECTS. H3 

French Liniment. 

$ Sapon. Alb. Opt. 

* Balsam. Fioraventi. aa 3ss. 
Tinct. Melo. Vesic. 3i- 

Aq. Carbon. Amnion. 3ss. M. 

Let them be rubbed together till they are inti- 
mately mixed. 

Used in chronic Rheumatism. 

* This is the same as the Turlington Balsam, and stands improved in the late 
Dispensatories under the name of Tinct. Benzoe. Comp. 



Stimulant Liniment. 

& Tinct Melo. Vesic. 

Sp. Laur. Camph.. aa 3i- M. 

It is to be applied sparingly. 



Sulphuric Liniment 

Ifc Acid. Sulphur. 3iij. v 

01. Terebinth. Si v. 

— Olivar. 3x. M. 

Used for Psora. 

15 



1 14 FORMULA SELECTiE. 

Anodyne Liniment. 



fy Ext. Gum. Opii. 




Gum. Laur. Camph. 


aa 3ij- 


Ol. Olivar. 


3iij. M. s. a 


ChomePs Tranquil Liniment. 


[jt Fol. Hyoscym. Nigr. Rec 




Cynogloss. Off. Rec- 




Nicot. Tabac. 


aa ifei. 


Vin. Alb. Hispan. 


Qvi. M. 



Boil toOiv. strain, and add 

01. Olivar. ft iv. 

Boil to one half, and set aside for use. 

It is applied externally for Cynanche tonsillaris, 
and chronic Rheumatism. 



Hufeland's Liniment. 






$ Ungt. Althae. 


Si. 


• 


Fell. Bov. Rec. 






Sapon. Venet. aa 3iij 




01. Petrol. 


3ij. 




Gum. Laur. Camph. 


3i- 




Carb. Ammon. 


3ss. 


M. s. a 



Applied to Scrophulous tumours by friction, every 
three hours. 



FORMULA SELECTS. 115 

Smith's Ear Balsam. 

$ Fell. Bov. Rec. 3iij. 

Bals. Myrox. Peru. 3i. M. 

It is used in St rophulous ulcerations of the meatus 
auditorius externus, by dropping in rriiij. or miv. 
twice or thrice a day. 



Hemorrhoidal Liniment. 

fy 01. Olivar. 
Mel. Opt. 
01. Terebinth. aa 3i. M. 



Ware's Liniment for the Eye. 

R- Gum. Laur. Camph. 3^. 

./Ether. Sulphur. 3ss. 

01. Vipar. 3ij. M. s. a. 



Lindas Liniment. 

R Gum. Laur. Camph. 5i. 

Tinct. Opii. gss. 

01. Olivar. gij. M. 

Applied to the scrobiculus cordis, in Cholera mor- 
bus. 



116 FORMULA SELECTS. 



Clark's Liniment. 

fy Gum. Laur. Camph. 

Aq Carbon. Ammon. aa 3ij. 
Tinct. Melo. Vesic. 3iij. 

01. Olivar. 3i. M. 

Applied to the abdomen in Cholera morbus. 



Borax Liniment. 

# Sub-Borat. Sod. ' 3i. 

01. Olivar. 3i. 

Vitell. Ovi. No. i M. s. a. 

Used as an application to ulcerated nipples. 



FORMULA SELECTS. }\J 



OIXTM^NTS 



St. Ives's Ophthalmic Ointment. 

5= Butyr. giij. 

Cer. Alb. gss. 

Oxy. Hydrarg. Rub." 3ijss 

Zinc. 3i. 

Gum. Laur- Camph. gr. xlv. 

Melt the butter and wax together, then mix inti- 
mately with the other ingredients, using a marble 
mortar.. 

N. B. The butter should contain no salt. 

It is applied to the edges of the tarsi in chronic 
and scrophulous ulcerations. 



Scarpa's Ophthalmic Ointment. 

R. Oxy. Zinc. Impur. Proepar. 3i. 

(Reduced to very fine ■powder.') 
Pulv. Gum. Aloe. Soc. 
Sub-Mur. Hydrarg. aa gr. ij. 

Adep. Suill. 3ss M. 

It is used to remove opacities of the cornea. 



118 FORMULA SELECTS. 



Janins's Ophthalmic Ointment. 

R; Oxy. Zinc. Impur. Praepar. 3ij. 

Calc. Hydrarg. Alb. 3i. 

Bol. GalJ. 3ij. 

{Reduced to veryjine powder.} 

Adep. Suill. 3ss. M. 

It is directed when first used to be reduced in 
strength to one half. 



DessauWs Ophthalmic Ointment. 

rjL Oxy. Hydrarg. Rub. 

Plumb- Semivit. 

Zinc. Impur. Praepar. 

Sulph. Alumin. Calc. , aa 3i. 

{Reduced to very Jim powder-} 
Blur. Hydrarg- gr. xij. 

Ccrat. q. s. 

To make an ointment of proper strength. 
Directed to be made in a marble mortar. 

St. Bartholomew^ Ophthalmic Ointment. 

Px Oxy- Zinc. Impur. Prnspar. 

Carb. aa 3iij- 

{Reduced to veryjine powder.) 
Gum. Laur. Campb. 3i- 

Ung. Sambuc. Nigr. 3viij- M. 

This is an ointment in common use for chronic 
Ophthalmia in St. Bartholomew's Hospital. 











tiii*.. a£6- 3i<r 

Mu**.. Lu.c*fi (ku. ^A fa- 

rfUt^b SluUy/ir- ££■. fi 






Q-ouA~ far. &zC: /h/S&^ rfortl 

^jtli'r'Ffl' <+-«> <L^c£l^!> Cry*- ^y^-^ 



FORMULA SELECTS. 119 

Bicker's Ointment. 



$ Sub-Acet. Cupr. 
Sub-Mur. Hydrarg. 
Cerat. Com. 


aa 9i. 

3x. 9ij. M 


It is used in Tinea capitis. 




Applied night and morning. 





AliberVs Ointment. 

R- Sulphur, Sublira. 3ij. / 

Pulv. Carbon. («weni.) 3i. OU#*T*+*^> 

Cerat. Com. 3v. M. 

This ointment is highly recommended by its au- 
thor in obstinate cases of Tinea capitis. 

Compound Sulphur Ointment. 

R^tolphur. Sublime «^T % 3iv. 

* Pulv. Rad.Verat. Alb. 3i- 

"■ t, t *. -Nitr> PotalsT* 3ss. 

Sapon. Moll. \ giv. 

. • *V. Adep.JJill. A \* * 3xij. M. 

\ 

Used for Psora, Tinea capitis, &c. 



120 FORMULA SELECTJE. 

Common Tinea Ointment. 

R- Unguent. Sulphur. 

Unguent. Pic. aa 3 iij. M. 



Alkaline Ointment. 

R- Pulv. Sulphur. Potass. 

Carb. Sod. aa 3 iij. 

Unguent. Ros. Gall. 3 iij. M. s. a. 



For Tinea. 



Anti-Psoric Ointment. 



R Sulph. Sublim. 
Pulv. Mur. Ammon. 
Adep. Suill.* % 


3i. 

3ij. 
3ij. M 


English Itch Ointment. 





R Sulph. Viv. 3ij. 
Pulv. Vei-aU Alb. 

Carb. Potass. Impur. aa ^>ij. 

01. Citr. Med. W xx. 

Adep. Suill. 3ij. M. ft. Unguent. 



fj££n*U~{ L c&J , ; 7 c*-> - 









CC<s 




lu<zsfi'- f \vs-£c*A} ^~UUl>Lir£<s &X^£\<ryJL*<£- , 



ft Jwsfc: Ccw&: (urE*- &>"%*/ 



FORMULAE SELECTtE. 121 



Alibertfs Anti-Psoric. 

IjL Suh-Carb. Potass. 3i. 

Sulphur Sublim. 3ij. 

Adep. Suill. giv. M. 



Scotch Ointment, (I«a 


tent.) 


R< Pulv. Mur. Ammon. 


* 3ij. 


■ Rad. Verat. Alb. 


v 3i. 


Sulphur. Viv. 


3ss. 


Adep. Suill. 


giij. 


Resin. Empyreumat. 


3ss. . 


01. Citr. Med. 


m xx- M. s. a. 



Aliberfs Turbith Ointment 

R.- Sub-Sulph. Hydrarg. Flav. 3i. 
Adep. Suill. ibi. 

Pulverize the mineral, and mix with the lard pre< 
vic-usly melted. 
Used in Herpes. 



Crowther's Savine Ointment. 

R< Fol. Junip. Sabin. Rec. 

Cer. Flav. aalfei. 

Adep. Suill. Ifciv. M. 

Boil till the leaves become crisp in the lard, then 
strain and add the melted wax. 
IS 



122 FORMULAS SELECTS. 



Hemlock Ointment. 

R Fol. Conii Mac. Rec. fti. 

Adep. Suill. feiss. M. 

Boil till the leaves become crisp, and strain. 



Stramonium Ointment. 

R Fol. Datur Stramon. Rec- ifei. 
Adep. Suill. feiss. M. 

Boil till the leaves become crisp, and strain. 



Opium Ointment. 

R Gum. Opii. 
Adep. Suill. 


3i. 
3x. M 


G ul Ointment. 





R Pulv. GalL Alep. 3ij. 

Gum. Laur. Camph. 

Gum. Opii. aa 3ss- 

Adep. Suill. ' 3i. M. 

Used for Hemoniioids. 









ft ^W; hy*Us**r}' far: T^ 



fir X<pc*2: (k^XZ-i^^ Lyr X KU/ 
/Y-cW^o C^^Th *L Cj 1-7 (sC£c ^m^ k cr}4~^~ 

iV ^ twfijts&^^ If err- j~~£^_^ &>2&^<r 






T> 



FORMULAE SELECTS. 133 

Fabre's Ointment. 



u Mur. Aaimon. 


3i- 


Tartar Antim. 


3ss. 


Gum. Laur. Camph. 


gr- xxv. 


Invol. Myrist. Moschat. 


gr. x. 


Adep. Suill. 


Si. M 



Directed to be applied to the region of the liver, in 
cases of chronic Hepatitis. 



Calomel Cerate. 

fy Sub-Mur. Hydrarg. 3i. 

Cerat. Carb. Zinc. Impur. 2ss. M. 

Applied to chancre. 



Sultana's Cerate. 

$ Cerat. Alb. 3iij. 

Spermacet- 3i. 

01. Amygd. gij- 

01. Nuc Myrist. Moschat. Exp. lUxij. 

Tinct. Benzoe. lUlx. 

Melt the wax and spermaceti, and mix in the other 
ingredients in a marble mortar. 



Tartar Emetic Ointment. 

t> Tart. Antim. 3i. 

Cerat. Com. 3i. M. 

This ointment is at present much used in the treat- 
ment of scrophulous diseases of the joints, and in- 
dolent glandular tumours. 



124 FORMULA SELECT2E. 

Honey Cerate. 

£ 01. Olivar. 

Mel. Opt. act 3iv. 

Cer. Flav. 

Emp. Oxyd. Plum. Semivit. aa 3ij. 

Melt the wax, oil, and litharge, and aiterwards 
add the honey. 



'I 



FORMULA SELECTS J25 

FonVs Scrophulous Plaster. 



R' Gum Ammoniac. 
Acid Acet. 




act 3iij. 


Boil in an iron vessel to a 


proper 


consistence. 


vel, 




R Gum. Ammoniac. 
Acet- Sail. Marit 




Si. 

q.s. 


to form a plaster. 




' 



Anodyne Plaster. 

I]L Gum. Opii. 3ss. 

Res- Pin- Abiet. 3iij- 

Emp. Oxy. Flumb. Semivit. fe i. M. s. a. 



Bartfs Calefacient. 

R- Emp Gummos. 

Emp. Pic. Burgund. act 3i. 

Ungt. Melo, Vesic. 3ij. M. s. a. 



126 FORMULA SELECTS, 

Camphor Plaster. 

fy Emp. Oxy. Ferr. Rub. gi. 

Gum. Laur. Camph. 3i. 

Reduce the camphor to a powder, and mix with 
the plaster previously melted whilst it is cooling. 



Swediaur's Styptic Plaster. 

R Oxy. Ferri Rub. 

Resin Pin. Abiot. aa 3ss. 
Gum. Opii. Bij. 

01. Olivar. q. s. M. s- a. 

Applied to the loins in cases of Leucorrhoea. 



Nuremburgh Plaster. (Patent.) 



R Oxy. riumb. Rub. 


3viij 


01. Olivar. 


3ix. 


Cer. Flav. 


mi 


Ad* 1 p. Sev. Ovil. 

Pulv. Gum. Laur- Camph. 


Svi. 
3vi. 



Dissolve the lend in the oil by heat, add the wax 
and suet previously melted, and while the mixture is 
cooling mix in the camphor. 






te*' 






«- v* v 






FORMULA SELECTS. 137 

Hemlock Plaster. 



\s Gum. Ammoniac. 


giij. 


Succ. Conii Maculat. 


3ij. 


Aq. Lytharg. Acet. 


3i. 


Acet. Scill.Marit. 


q. s. 



{To dissolve the Gum,' Amnion.) M. 

Boil to the consistence of a plaster. 



Fuller's Plaster. 

fy Pulv. Rad- Anthem. Pyreth. 

Sem. Sinap. Alb. aa Sviij. 

Gum. Sagapen. 

Galban. 

Ammoniac. aa gi. 

Cer. Flav. giij. 

Ol. Terebinth. gi. 3yss. 

Melt the wax and turpentine, add the gums, sof- 
tened by alcohol, and when nearly cold add the 
other ingredients. 

This plaster has been highly recommended for 
the discussion of Scrophuloiis tumours. 



JanirCs Perpetual Epispastic. 

R Pulv. Melo. Vesic. 3ss. 

Ext. Euphorb. Off. 3ij. 

Resin. Pistac- Lentjs. 

Pin. Flay. aa 3iss. M. s. 



128 FORMULAE SELECTS. 

La Mothers Plaster. 

$ Cer. Flav. 3iv, 

01. Olivar. Ifei. 3xij. 

Pulv. Oxy. Plumb. Rub. Ifei. 

Gutn- Laur. Camph. ■ :j. 

— — Gura. Oliban. 

Res. Pistac. Lentis. 

Gum- Myrrh. 

Sulph- Alumin. aa 3iij. 

01 iereiDinth. 

Pulv- Protoxy. Ferri. aa 3iss. M. s. 

Applied to indolent Scrophulous tumours. 



PlencWs Depilatory. 

R Calc. Viv. 3vi. 

Amyl. Com. 3 v. 

Sulph- Arsenic. 3ss. 

Aq. Fontan- q. s. M. 
(To make a paste.) 

To be applied to the part, and removed when it 
becomes dry. 



Rubifacient Anodyne 


Plaster. 


R- Res- Pin. Abiet. 
Cer. Flav. 
Ungt. Melo- Vesic- 
Pulv Gum Opii- 

Laur. Campli 

01. Month. Satir. 


3i- 

3iij- 

aa 3i. , 
3ss. 
mxij. M 



FORMULA SELECTS. 129 

Melt the Burgundy pitch and wax over a gentle 
fire, and as it cools, add the other ingredients in the 
order in which they follow. ^ 



Underwood? 


s Vermifuge 


Plaster. 


# Pulv. Gum 


Aloe. Soc. 




Flor. 


Anthem. Nol. 


aa 3i. 


Terebinth. 


Venet. 


q. s 


to 


make a plaster. 





It is directed to be applied to the umbilical region, 
first placing a piece of linen cloth over the umbili' 
cus. 



Tinea Plaster. 

R- Farin. Tritic. Hyber. 
Res. Empyreumat 
— — Pin. Abiet. aa fei. 

Acid. Acet. Fervent. fevi. 

Mix the flour and vinegar, and add the tar and 
Burgundy pitch, previously melted. 

This preparation is applied in the form of a plas- 
ter, and directed to be removed after twelve hours, 
and the head shaved. 



17 



130 FORMULA SELECTS. 



Yest Cataplasm. 

$ Pulv. Sem. Lini. ftss. 

Spurn. Cerevie. q. s. M. 

Expose to a gentle heat till it begins to ferment. 
To be applied warm. 



Malt Cataplasm. 

fy Farin. Bynes. ftss. 

Spam. Cerevis. q. s. M. 

Expose to heat till it ferments. 

To be applied warm. 



Carrot Cataplasm 



$ Pulv. Sem. Lini. fti 

Succ. Dauc- Carot. q. s. M. 



To be applied warm. 



c/&*^ r -ZispiA^!?, fe££. clou 

7T 5 



FORMULA SELECTS. 131 



Carbonic Cataplasm. 

5= Cataplasm. Com. -fess. 

Pulv. Carbon. Lig. gij. M. 



To be applied warm. 



Mustard 


Cataplasm. 






$ Farin. Tritic. 








Pul?. Sem. Sinap 


Alb. 


m ftss. 




Acid. Acet. 




q. S. 


M 


e applied warm. 









Alum Curd. 

$ Albumin. Ovi. No. ij. 

Sulph. Alumin. q. s. to form a coagulum. M. 

Stir well together till it becomes of a proper con- 
sistence. 

To be applied cold. 



Saline Cataplasm. 

fy Farin. Sem. Lini. 
Pic. Pan. aa fess. 

Aq. Mur. Sod. (Sat. Solut.) q. s. M. 



To be applied cold. 



|32 FORMULAE SELECT*. 

Scrophulous Cataplasm. 

£ Mel. Opt. 3i. 

Spurn. Cerevis. 3ss. 

Vitell. Ovi. No. i. 

Farin. Secal. Cereal, q. s. 



Charmettoris Cataplasm. 

fy Rad. Allii Cep. 

Lill. Alb. aa 3ij. 

(Coct. sub. ciner.) 
Fol. Rumic. Acet. Rec. 3ij. 
Mel. Opt. Sviij. 

Unguent Resinos. 
Spurn. Cerevis. aa 3ij. 

Boil the sorrel in the honey, and afterwards mix 
in the other ingredients. 

This has been celebrated for expediting the sup- 
purative process in Scrophulous tumours, 



Stimulant Cataplasm. 

$ Pulv. Sem. Sinap- Alb. 3ij. 

Rad. Amom. Zingib. 

Sem. Piper. Nigr. aa 3i. 

Alcohol. Dilut. q. s. M. 

This cataplasm is applied to the scrobiculus cordis 
in cases where a powerful excitement is required, as 
in stupor from poisoning. 



FORMULAE SELECTS 133 

Hemlock Cataplasm, 

fy Herb. Conii. Macul. 3ij. 

Aq. Fontan. 0\J' M - 

Boil to Oi. strain, and add 

Farin. Lini. q. s- to make a cataplasm. 

Applied to Cancerous ulcers. 



Digitalis Cataplasm. 

$ Fol. Digital. Pur. gij. 

Aq. Fontan. OU« M. 

Boil to Oi. strain, and add 

Farin. Lini. q„ s. to make a cataplasm. 



Lead Cataplasm. 

fy Aq. Lytharg. Acet. 3i. 

Aq. Distillat. 0*- 

Mic. Panis. q. s. M. 



Applied cold. 



134 FORMULA SELECTS. 



Anthelmintic Cataplasm. 

'\ Fol. Artem. Absynth. 

Tanacet. Vulg. aa 3iij. 

Pulv. Gum Gambog. 

Aloe. Soc. 

Ferul. Assafoet. 

Oliban. 3iss. 

01. Olivar. q.s. M. 

To be applied to the abdominal region. 



Pradierh Gout Cataplasm. 

JJL Re9. Amyr. Gilead. 3vi. 

Pulv. Cinchon. Rub. 3i- 

Flor. Croc- Sativ. Sss. 

Rad. Smilac. Sarsaparill. 

Herb. Salv. Off. aa 3i. 
Alcohol. 0'"J- 

The balsam of Mecca is to be dissolved in one- 
third part of the alcohol : the other ingredients are 
to be macerated in the remaining alcohol for forty- 
eight hours, then filter, and mix the two liquors. 

This tincture is to be mixed with twice or thrice 
its weight of Aq. Calc. by agitation, and applied to 
the affected part, by pouring a certain quantity of it on 
a linseed cataplasm, which is to be as warm as the 
pained member can well support. 

This is the remedy for gout, which lately excited 
much attention in France, and for which the French 
Emperor paid a high premium. 



FORMULA SELECTS, J35 

Trotter's Hop Cataplasm. 

ty: Strob. Humil. Lup. q. r. 

Aq. Fervent. q. s. 

to form a Cataplasm. 

To be applied to gangrenous and scrophulous 
ulcers. 



136 FORMULA SELECTS. 

Domestic Enema. 



Mur. Sod. 


5ss. 


Theriac. Com. 


gij. 


01. Olivar. 


Sij. 


Aq. Tepid. 


Qi. M 



Cathartic Enema. 



$ Fol. Cass. Sen. 
Aq. Bullient. 


3iij 
Oi. M. 


*et it infuse for fifteen ^ninutes, 


strain, and 


Sulph. Magnes. 
01. Olivar. 


Si. 
Sij, 


Drastic Enema. 




ft Pulp. Cucum. Colycynth. 
Aq. Fontari' 


3iij. 
Oi- M 


3 oil to axij. and add 




01. Olivar. 
Theriac. Com. 


3ij. 
3iij. 



E 




~J7t* 



<^? 



/^^./S*^*^ ^f V^cjt 



4? 



*^v. 4**^***- 







: 



%****i 






FORMULA SELECT2E. J 37 

Tobacco Enema, 
$ Fol. Nicot. Tabac. Sic. 3ss. 

Aq. Bullient. Q\. M. 

Infuse until sufficiently cold, and strain. 



Vermifuge Enema. 

R- Rad. Polypod. Filic. Mar. Sic. gi. 

Aq. Bullient. 0»--M. 

Infuse for fifteen minutes, strain, and add 
01. Olivar. St. 



Turpentine Enema. 




$ 01. Terebinth. 


3ss. 


Vitell. Ovi 


No- i. Jf. 


Rub well together, and add 




Infus. Sem. Lin. 


gxij. 


Antiseptic Enema. 




R, Acid. Acet. 


gi. 


Spurn. Cerevis. 


3i. vel. 3ij 


Theriac. Com. 


Si. 


Aq. Tepid. 


O*- M. 


Jlnodyne Enema. 




R- Tinct. Opii. 


3i. vel gij. 


Infus. Sem. Lin. 


gij. M. 


18 





138 



EORMULjE selects. 



Astringent Enema. 



IJ: Gall. Alep. Contus. 
Aq. Fontan. 

Boil to Oi. and strain. 



Bark Enema. 

$ Pulv. Cinchon. Off. 
Aq. Fontan. 



gi. 

Qiss. M. 



31. 

Qi. M. 



Boil ten minutes, strain, and add 

Pulv. Gum. Laur. Camph. 9i 



Lind's Bark Enema. 




$ Ext. Cinchon. Off. 


5ss. 




Aq. Fervent. 


Siv. 




01. Olivar. 


3ss. 




Tinct. Opii. 


nix 


. M. ft. Enema 


Tonic Enema. 






$ Decoct. Cinchon. Off. 




Svi. 


Tinct. 




3iij. 


Mucil. Gum. Arabic. 




gss. 


Acid. Sulphuric. Dilut. 




mxx. M. 



FORMULA SELECTS. l39 

Temperature of Baths. 

Fahrenheit. 



Cold Bath, 


32° 


to 


65° 


Tepid Bath, 


65° 


to 


85° 


Warm Bath, 


85° 


to 


97° 


Hot Bath, 


97° 


to 


110° 


Bristol Hot-well, 


74° 






Bath Water, 


92° 


to 


106° 


Buxton Water, 


82° 







Artificial Bareges Bath. 

$ Sulphuret. Potass. gij. 

Liquor. Sulphur. Kali. Sviij 

Sulphuret. Calc. Liquid. Sviij. 

Aq. Fontan. Sviij. 

Dissolve the dry potash in the water, and filter the 
mixture. The quantity of this liquid for a bath is 
Si. to Sij. 
Temperature, 120° Fahr. 



140 FORMULA SELECTS 

Tivoli Bareges Bath. 



& Hydrosnlphur 


Sod. 


gx. 


* Gelat. Salin. 


Solut. 


3iv. 


Aq- Fontan. 




q. s. for a bath. M 


* Gelat. 


Salin. 


Solut. 


$ Sulph. Sod. 






Mur. Sod. 




aa 3ss. 


Carb. Sod. 






Ichthyocoll. 




aa 3i- 


01. Petrol. 




nixx. 


Aq. Distill. 




Oi- 


Dissolve and filter. 







The two preceding baths are recommended in 
Herpetic affections, Palsies, chronic Rheumatisms, 
and chronic visceral obstructions, and are used warm. 



Sulphurous Bath. 

fy Sulphuret Potass sic. 3?s. 

Ai|. Tont.in. Tem. 90° 3viij. 
At id- Muriatic. 3i. M. 

In a sufficient quantity of water for one bath. 






Jhdelofs Antipsoric Bath. 

T3L Liq Sul| li'irt t. Po fei. 

Aq. Fontaai Tem. 90° ad. 100° q. s. for a bath. 

The patient is directed to remain in this bath one hour. 



bc^t^.- &%e&Zc • eyres- 






$u-/tif/~$<- t *'-'i JlLtp&tAM.*- c,^i/t^4AittuJ Ira 



FORMULA SELECTiE. 141 

N. B. It is necessary to cover these sulphurous 
baths, in order to defend the lungs against their va- 
pour. 



Gondrari's Bath. 




I£ Acid. Muriatic. 


Siv. 


01. Petrol. 


Si. M. 


By agitation in a vial. 





Aq. Fontan. Tem. 97° q. s. 
For a partial bath. (Semicupium.) 
Used in chronic Rheumatism. 



142 FORMULA SELECTJE. 



NIXEBAIi WATERS. 

Aerated Water. 

ft Pulv. Carb. Calc. 3iij. 

Acid. Sulphuric. Dilut. 
Aq. Fontan. aa Q)iss> 

Mix them gradually in the lowest part of a 
Nooth's apparatus, and let the gas pass through 

Aq. Fontan. O v ^ 

placed in the upper part. 



Aerated Alkaline Water. 

ft Aq. Fontan. Q x - 

Carb. Potass. 3i« 

Dissolve, and expose the solution to a stream of 
carbonic acid gas, as directed for aerated water. 



Soda Water. 

ft Carbon. Sod. 3ij. 

Aq. Fontan. O x - M - 

Prepare as directed for aerated alkaline water. 



I 



FORMULA SELECTS. 143 



Artificial Passy Water. 

iulph. Ferri. 
Lq. Fontan. 

It is tonic and astringent 



fy Sulph. Ferri- gr. iij. 

Aq. Fontan. Qiy M- 



Trevez Mineral Water. 

$ Tart. Antim. gr. ss. 

Sulph. Magnes. gi. 

Aq. Fontan. Qy« M. 



Artificial Sedlitz Water. 

fy Aq. Fontan. 3xx. 

Sulph. Magnes. 3ij. 

Acid. Carbon, five times Vol. Aq. 



Artificial Spa Water. 



$ Carbon Ferri. 


gr. ss. 


Calc. 


gr-ij 


Magnes. 


gr. iv. 


Carb. Sod. 


gr- U- 


Mur. Sod. 


gr-£ 


Aq. Fontan. 


3 xx. 


Acid. Carbon. 


five times Vol. Aq. 



144 FORMULAE SELECTS. 

Artificial Pyrmont Water. 



£ Carb. Sod. 


gr- iy. 


Ferri. 


g r U- 


Sulph. Sod. 


gr. vi. 


Mur. Sod. 


gr. iv. 


Aq. Distill. 


o 


Acid. Carbon, twice the Vol. Aq. 


Bristol Water 




ft. Mur. Magnes. 


gr. vijsi. 


Mur. Sod. 


gr iy. 


Sulph. Sod- 


gr. xi. 


Sulph. Calc. 


gr- xij. 


Carbon. Calc. 


gr. xiijss. 


Aq. 


O vli J- 


Acid. Carbon. 


4 Vol. Aq. 


Temperature, 74° 


Fahr. 


Ballston Water 




ft Mur. Sod. 


gr. xlii- 


Magnes- 


gr if 


Calc. 


gr "jf 


Carbon. Magnes. 


gr. xif 


Calc. 


gr. ix*. 


Oxyd. Ferri. 


gr i. 


Aq. 


Ou- 


Acid carbonic Gl cubic inches, or 


rather more than the 


volume of water. 




Azotic Gas 2$ inches. Temperature 


b2°. Fahr. 



The above is the analysis o( Dr. Mead. 



FORMULAE SELECTS. \ 45. 

Saratoga Congress Water. 



$ Mur. Sod. 


gr. ciij. 


Carbon. Calc. 


gr. xxvii ss. 


Magnes. 


gr. xvij. 


Mur. Calc. 


gr- ij Ji- 


Magnes. 


gr. ivf. 


Oxyd. Ferri. 


gr. ss. 


Aqua. 


QiJ- 


Acid. Carbon. 66 Cub. Inch. 


Azotic Gas. 2 Cub. 


Inch. 


Temperature, 52° 




Cheltenham Water. 


fy Sulph. Magnes. 


gr. lxxx. 


Sod. 


gr. xl. 


Calc. 


gr. x. 


Mur. Magnes. 


gr. vif . 


Sod. 


g r - *i- 


Carbon. Ferri. 


gr. ii 


Aqua. 


Oij- 


Acid- Carbon. 


7f Cub. Inch. 


Azotic Gas. 


3^ Cub. Inch. 


Seltzer Water 




JJ.- Carbon. Calc. 


gr. iij- 


Magnes. 


gr. v. 


Sod. 


gr. iv. 


Mur. Sod. 


gr. xvijss. 


Aq. 


O 


Acid. Carbon. 


17 Cub. Inch 


or rather more than one-half the 


volume of water. 


19 





146 



FORMULA SELECTS 



Tunbridge Water. 




R- Oxyd. Ferri. 




gr. i. 




Mur. Magnes. 




g r - '4b 




Sod. 




gr. ss. 




Sulph. Calc. 




gr. it- 




Acid. Carbon. 




10.6. 


Cub. Inch 


Gas. Azotic. 




4. 




Aq. 




231. 







or one wine gallon. 


Harrowgate 


Water. 




H Mur. Sod. 


3x. 


gr. xvss. 




Calc. 




gr. xiij. 




Magnes. 3i 


9i. 


gr. xi. 




Carbon. Calc. 




gr. xviijss. 




Magnes. 




gr. vss. 




Sulph. Magnes. 




gr. xss. 




Ai iJ. Carbon. 




8 Cub 


. Inch, 


Gas. Azotic. 




7 — — 





Sulphuret. Ilydrog. 


19 





Aq. 




231 







or 


one nine gallon. 


Aix-la-Chapelle 


Watt,. 




R Carbon. Calc. 




gr. iv£. 




Sod. 




gr. xij. 




Mur. Sod. 




gr. v. 




Aq. 




29 Cub. 


Inch. 






Or one wine pint. 


Temperature, 


113° 







FORMULA SELECTJE. H? 



FCMIfc&TlOXS. 



Acetous Fumigation. 



This vapour is extricated by gradually pouring 
vinegar on a heated iron. 



Carmichael Smyth's Fumigation, 

fy Acid. Sulphuric. 

Nitr. Potass. aa gi. 

This quantity is sufficient for an apartment twenty 
feet square. 

The sulphuric acid is placed in a glass or china 
vessel, and the nitre gradually added : in order to 
have an abundant extrication of nitrous gas, it is ne- 
cessary to raise the temperature of the sulphuric acid, 
by means of a lamp or sand bath. 

This gas may be respired with perfect safety, and 
even with advantage in fevers; it should therefore, 
always be preferred where the sick remain in the 
room. 



148 FORMULA SELECTvE. 

Guyton D^Morveauh Fumigation. 

ft Mar. Sod. 3vij. 3iij. 

Pulv. Ox3'd. Manganes. 5i. 

Aq. Fontan. 

Acid. Sulphur. aa 2iv. M. 

This quantity is sufficient for an apartment twenty 
feet square. 

The ingredients are to be mixed in a glass or por- 
celain vessel. 

The Oxymuriatic acid gas is undoubtedly the best 
fumigation to destroy the contagious miasmata of 
uninhabited apartments; but it should be extricated 
in very small quantities in ihose cases where the 
sick are obliged to remain in the room. 



. liiii-rcstilniiutl Fumigation. 

ft Sulphur. Sublim. 
Pulv. Niii'. \\>\ 
Gum. Myrrh. aaZi. M. 

To be gradually sprinkled on burning coals, The 

vapour is injurious to respiration, and should be 
used cautiously. 



FORMULA SELECTS, 149 

Sulphuretted-Hydrogen Fumigation. 



fy Sulphuret. Potass. 


Sss. 


Aq. Fontan. 


gviij. 


Acid. Muriatic. 


3ij. M. 



The breathing of this gas has been recommend- 
ed in Phthisis Pulmonalis ; it should however be used 
with great caution, and extricated very sparingly; 
for if the air should become greatly changed with it, 
the effects might be fatal. 



ip®a©©m 



: 






That branch of science which has for its object 
an inquiry into the nature, qualities, and effects, of 
deleterious substances, with a view to the successful 
medical treatment of poisoned persons, and the im- 
provement of medical jurisprudence, has of late 
years occupied so large a share of public attention, 
been so much expanded, enriched, and enlightened, 
by the aids of a rational philosophy in the hands of 
able experimenters, that it might be deemed unneces- 
sary in this place, and in this manner, to say any thing 
on the subject ; but as we are indebted for the great- 
est improvments in this science, to the labours of per- 
sons who have written in a language not in this 
country generally read, and as the works themselves 
are voluminous, we have thought proper to give a 
very syllabic view, of a few of the poisons, tests, an- 
tidotes, and methods of treatment. We have done 
it from a belief that it would comport with the 
scope of the book, which is compiled not so much 
with a view to the instruction of the ignorant as 
to serve as an index of facts to refresh the memo- 
ry of those who are informed, but whose avocations 
Tender it impossible for them to consult, on the spur 
of an occasion, works professedly treating of this 
subject. The view which we will give shall, there* 
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154 POISONS. 

fore, be as short as possibly can consist with per- 
spicuity ; (perhaps, in the opinion of the reader, much 
too short to serve that purpose ;) and will include such 
of the poisons only as are most common, and most 
frequently the subject of medical treatment. 



i 



„ 



Mixm&ii Yoisoxs 



ANTIMONY. 

The preparations of this metal can scarcely be 
considered as poisonous at this day, although the 
time has been when it was thought expedient to pro- 
hibit its use in medicine by royal edict. 

Its use is so extensive, and its effects are so well 
understood, that little danger can be apprehended 
except from the accidental exhibition of an extraor- 
dinary quantity ; and even in this case, the invariable 
emetic tendency of all its preparations generally se- 
cures the system against the lesions usually conse- 
quent upon the ingestion of metallic corrosive poisons. 
Emetic tartar is the preparation of this metal most 
usually employed in medicine. 

It is detected, when in solution, by the following 
marks : 

Vegetable blues are changed by it to a red colour. 

With the hydrosulphurets, it deposits a yellow pre- 
cipitate. 

With the tincture of galls, it deposits a cream 
coloured precipitate ; and, 

With the sulphuric and nitric acids, and lime wa- 
ter, it produces a white precipitate. 



156 POISONS. 

Taken into the stomach, it produces an inverted 
action of that organ, and is so soon expelled, that 
it is almost superfluous to attempt its decomposition. 
If at any time medicines with* this view are admissi- 
ble, they are alkalies and bark infusions. The chief 
dependence will be found to be in the exhibition of 
large and frequently repeated draughts of tepid 
water, in mild expressed vegetable oils, milk, and 
vegetable astringent infusions. 



ARSENIC. 

This metal, in all its forms and combinations, is a 
most destructive poison. The white oxyd, being the 
preparation most generally known, and from that 
cause, perhaps, most frequently used for the de- 
struction of human life, is the poison, to which, what 
follows more immediately refers. All that may be 
said of it will apply with equal propriety to its other 
preparations. 

Its form is that of white opaque masses externally, 
apparently semivitrified, and transparent within ; its 
taste is acrid and corrosive ; its specific gravity 5.000. 
When burnt, it volatilizes in very dense white va- 
pours, with the odour of garlick. 

A solution of it mixed with a solution of vegeta- 



POISONS. 157 

ble alkali, and heated with the sulphate of copper, 
will cause a deposit of a beautiful green colour. 

An alkaline sulphuret will precipitate it from any 
of its solutions, and this deposit may be submitted to 
the tests of heated copper, or heated iron. 

The Ammoniaco-nitrate of silver is said to be 
capable of detecting the most minute quantity in 
solution, with which it presents a beautiful yellow 
precipitate. 

The science of chymistry has yet to discover an 
antidote to the poison of arsenic. Therefore, the at- 
tention of the physician should be immediately direct- 
ed to its expulsion from the system, by means of vege- 
table emetics, combined with large and repeated doses 
of tepid water, decoctions of linseed, marsh mal- 
lows, milk, solutions of the albumen of eggs, or 
oily and emollient ptisans ; prescribing, as the urgen- 
cy of the case requires, those medicines which are 
calculated to relieve or arrest inflammation of the 
stomach and intestines, which the ingestion of this 
poison invariably produces. 



MERCURY. 



All the preparations of this metal are poisonous, 
differing only in degree. The most active one is the 
oxymuriate, which is of very general use in medicine^ 
both externally and internally. 



158 POISONS. 

It is a beautiful white semi-transparent ponderous 
salt, whose taste is extremely acrid, styptic, and per- 
manent ; and is readily detected in solution by the fol- 
lowing tests : 

It changes to a green the vegetable blues. 

It is precipitated from its solutions by the caustic 
alkalies in the form of an orange coloured powder, 
which gradually changes to a red. 

It is precipitated by the carbonates of soda and 
potass, in the form of a powder permanently yellow. 

This salt treated with potass in a glass tube by 
heat, is converted into metallic mercury. 

As this is one of the most violent poisons with 
which we arc acquainted, and lias been frequently 
taken with the intention of committing suicide, emi- 
nent chvmists have been engaged in experiments, 
which should lead to the discovery of an antidote. 
It is known to be easily decomposed, and, there- 
fore, it was formerly believed that its effects 
could be suspended or moderated by most of the 
substances capable of producing its decomposition. 
But as all the combinations of mercury with acids, 
with the exception of the Sttbmuriate, are very poi- 
sonous, its decomposition merely changes the cha- 
racter of the deleterious agent, without controuling 
its operation, or, at least, without affecting it in any 
material degree. 

The alkaline salts, and earths, the carbonate of 
potass, and the sulphurets of potass and lime, all ca- 



POISONS, J 5y 

pable of decomposing it, have been found utterly 
insufficient to neutralize its poison ; and it is not long 
since, from the experiments of M. Orfila, that we 
were warranted in saying, that we had any sub- 
stance which could claim the character of an anti- 
dote. His experiments are very conclusive in fa- 
vour of Albumen ; that it is not only antidotal, but 
the only substance useful in cases of poisoning by 
this murderous agent. 

The treatment of patients is to be commenced by 
large and repeated draughts of the albumen of egg$ ? 
mixed, or suspended in water, with the triple view 7 
of neutralizing, diluting, and evacuating the poison* 
If the patient cannot swallow, it is to be introduced 
into the stomach by means of an elastic flexible 
tube. Enemas of the same description, or of the 
decoctions of linseed, mallows, or other mild viscid 
vegetables, are to be frequently exhibited, treating the 
patient according to the rules of art, when the poi- 
son is believed to be completely evacuated. 



SILVER. 



The nitrate of silver is the only preparation of this 
metal, whose internal use is admissible in medicine. 
It is a very corrosive poison ; and externally applied. 



160 POISONS'. 

it is one of the most instantaneous escharotics with 
which we are acquainted. It is a salt easily soluble, 
and readily decomposed. Intentional poisonings by 
it very rarely occur ; accidental ones oftener. 

Potass, soda, and lime, will precipitate it from its 
solution in the form of a very brown powder ; and 
ignited charcoal will so completely decompose it, 
when brought in simple contact, as to reduce it to 
its metallic state. 

From the facility of its solution, it may, in most 
cases, (if the treatment be quickly entered upon,) 
be eliminated from the system, by large and fre- 
quently repeated draughts of tepid water From 
late experiments, it is believed to be neutralized 
by muriate of soda ; this salt, therefore, has the 
highest claim to the character of its antidote. The 
writer of this article was accidentally called to 
visit a patient, (a lady aged eighteen yearsj who 
was poisoned by lunar caustic, which had been taken 
by mistake, supposing it to be an opium pill. The 
quantity received into the stomach, as near as could 
be ascertained, was ten or twelve grains ; its effects, 
very soon after taking, were apparent from the 
vomiting of a dark yellowish matter, which left on 
the bed cloaths a stain similar to that made by inde- 
lible marking ink ; it blackened the cuticle of the 
lips and hands, and inflamed the mouth and fauces, 
to such extent, as to produce a sloughing of the cu- 



POISONS. 161 

tide lining them two or three days afterwards. The 
pain in the stomach was intense, and the vomiting 
incessant. Nothing was done for the patient, ex- 
cept that the vomiting was kept up with little in- 
termission for eight hours, by means of large and 
repeated draughts of tepid chamomile tea. She re- 
covered with ordinary nursing. 



COPPER. 

All the preparations of this metal are poisonous, 
although their uses in medicine, both as external and 
internal remedies, have proved them to be very va- 
luable; used internally, they require much caution 
in their exhibition. 

The tests of the presence of Copper are the fol- 
lowing: 

Copper in solution, offers a brown precipitate 
with the prusiate of potass ; a blue one with Ammo- 
nia ; and a dark brown with the hydrosulphurets. 

It will also coat phosphorus and iron with me- 
tallic copper, when immersed in it. 

When precipitated from its solution, it can be 
brought back to the state of metal by calcination 
with charcoal; this observation will apply to the 
precipitates of all the, metallic salts. 

2\ 



162 POISONS. 

There are at present no known substances which 
can claim the character of antidotes to this poison. 
Recent experiments have proved that sugar, the pru- 
siate of potass, and prusiate of iron, can decompose it, 
but they require a much higher temperature than 
that of the human body to favour their action. 
Albumen alone has stood the test of experiment, and, 
without doubt, is the most efficient counter agent 
at present known. 

The treatment, therefore, will principally con- 
sist in the exhibition of such substances as will fa- 
vour its expulsion ; and as most of the poisons of this 
metal arc readily soluble, the most proper emetics 
are those which are, strictly speaking, diluents, and 
operate as emetics by their quantity. The albumen 
of cjjgs suspended in warm sui:;ir and water, given 
in large doses frequently repeated, is perhaps the 
best remedy. 

After the poison is believed to be evacuated, the 
patient's case is properly referable to treatment strict- 
ly medical. 



LEAD. 



The preparations of this metal, although poison- 
ous, are not so much to be dreaded, because not so 
active as many other metallic oxyds. Poisonu 



POISONS. 163 

them are on this account never intentional, but 
frequently accidental; and they are attended with 
symptoms in many cases peculiar to themselves. In 
the late classification of M. Orflla they are called 
astringent, rather than corrosive poisons. 

The only preparation used in medicine, as an in- 
ternal remedy, is the acetate. It is detected in solu- 
tion very easily, by the hydrosulphuret of potass^ 
which forms with it a brown precipitate, and heat- 
ed with ignited charcoal, gives back the lead in its 
metalic form. It is also precipitated from its solution 
by all the alkaline salts. 

From the fact that the sulphate of lead may be 
received into the stomach in large doses without 
inconvenience , and also that epsom salt, forms with 
it an insoluble sulphate, it is fairly inferred, that 
sulph. magnes. is its true antidote ; accordingly, it is 
the basis of all the treatment of poisoning by it, 
practised in the hospitals of Paris. 



NITRIC, SULPHURIC, AND MURIATIC ACIDS. 

These corrosive acids are all most fearful and de- 
structive poisons ; and incredible as it may appear, 
they have not unfrequently been intentionally taken 
to destroy life, although accidental poisonings by 
them are much the most frequent. We have not 



164 POISON? 

thought proper to give in this place, the different 
tests, by which they may be distinguished, or even 
to describe their characters, for these obvious rea- 
sons : 1. They are too generally known to require 
description ; and, 2. If they were not, the decision 
of their characters by submitting them to experi- 
ment would require more time, and occasion more 
delay, than could in any one case properly consist 
with the safety of patients, who are so unfortunate 
as to be the subjects of their most murderous opera- 
tion. Destructive as they undoubtedly are, the cases 
of poisoning by them are more within the reach of 
remedy than those of arsenic, if early recourse be 
had to the antidotes: but the relief must come spee- 
dily, because hope is not long deferred. 

Thcsymptoms of poisoning by these acids are very 
similar: excessive vomitings, convulsive agitations of 
the face, (the evidences of the agonizing pain which 
the patient suffers, from the erosion of parts to which 
the liquid has been applied,) a heat as of burning 
coals in the mouth, throat, oesophagus, and stomach, a 
deathlike coldness of the extremities, a small irregu- 
lar and intermitting pulse, difficulty of respiration, 
and an expression of absolute despair, mark the de- 
vastating progress of awful disease. As their symp- 
toms are similar, so their treatment does not differ; 
what is applicable to one case, is alike proper for all. 
It consists in evacuating the offensive substance, by 
such means as will dilute, vomit, and neutralize; 



POISONS. 165 

such are the alkalies and absorbent earths, either 
carbonated or calcined, diffused in a great quan- 
tity of water, or of oil in the form of soaps. As 
there can be but little time allowed for the se- 
lection of the remedy, that which it most conve- 
nient, is undoubtedly the best. After the poison is 
expelled, the patient will have to contend with in- 
flammation of the mouth, throat, oesophagus, and sto- 
mach, to such a fearful extent, as will put in requisi- 
tion all the art of the most experienced practitioner. 



OPIUM. 

Both intentional and accidental poisonings occur 
more frequently from the use of this article than any 
other in the materia medica. Infants, indeed, are 
so sensible to its noxious powers, that even regular 
practitioners have committed fatal mistakes in ex- 
hibiting it to them. The writer of this article knew 
a case attended with very serious symptoms, where 
an infant, aged seven months, had taken only two 
drops. Four grains of opium have been known to 
prove fatal to health y adults, but the majority of par- 
sons would require more than double that quantity 
to produce that effect. If the amount taken be 
very considerable, the dangerous symptoms appear 
almost immediately ; but if it be more moderate, they 
come on from half an hour to an hour after its in- 
gestion. 

Symptoms. — Cephalgy, drowsiness, succeeded by 
coma ; respiration anxious, short, and interrupted ; 
pulse small, slow, and scarcely perceptible ; the 
whole body covered with a sweat cold and clam- 
my ; visage cadaverous ; eyes half closed, and hag- 



POISONS. 167 

gard, with the balls immoveably fixed upwards ; pu- 
pils contracted ; distortion of the mouth with aphony, 
and occasional vomiting. Toward the close of the 
scene, the whole system is agitated with convulsions, 
and the respiration becomes rattling. Death usually 
terminates the sufferings of the patient from four to 
twelve hours, seldom as late as the twenty-fourth 
from the commencement. 

Treatment. — The patient is to be made to vomit 
freely as soon as possible, and the vomiting is to be 
repeated from time to time, till his coma has disap- 
peared. Ipecacuanha is the best emetic for this pur- 
pose, as, independent of its emetic power, it is be- 
lieved to possess qualities capable of counteracting 
the noxious effects of opium. After the patient has 
vomited sufficiently, he is to drink largely of some 
diluted vegetable acid, as vinegar or lime juice ; he 
is to be exposed freely to the cool air, and to have 
sinapisms applied to the wrists, ankles, and scrobicu- 
lus cordis : flagellation is also a powerful means of 
arousing him from his lethargy. The French at 
present are in the habit of doing the same thing, by 
sprinkling hot water on different parts of the body. 
Where the power of deglutition is lost, we may often 
advantageously have recourse to acrid, stimulating, 
and purgative glysters, repeated every half hour 
or hour, until relief be obtained. 

After the operation of the opium, the system is left 



168 POISONS. 

suffering under great exhaustion and indirect debility, 
which will require the frequent and cautious exhibi- 
tion of wine, or some other diffusible stimulus, in 
small quantities. 

It appears to be the opinion of late physiologists 
that opium proves fatal, by being absorbed and trans- 
mitted to the brain and nervous system, which doc- 
trine teaches us to persevere in the use of emetics as 
long as we have the least suspicion that any opium 
may remain in the stomach. Alibert relates the dis- 
section of a person who died from the effects of 
it, where he found that drug in the stomach, 
although the quantity taken had not been great, and 
the person survived its ingestion for more than twen- 
ty-four hours. 



Aconitl'm Neomontanum, The Root* 

Com i m M \ c r i . \ t u m . T/i e Herb. 

Cicuta Vikosa, The Herb. 

iET II I • S V C V N A I' 1 1 M , Tk C Iltlb. 

The noxious qualities of these plants are so simi- 
lar, and their effects on the human system so analo- 
gous, that they ma\ be treated under the same head. 

Symptoms. — Vertigo, dimness of vision, dilatation 
of the pupils, difficulty of utterance, precordial 
anxiety, nausea, violent retchings, remarkable pros- 
tration of all the forces, cadaverous countenance, 



POISONS, 16$ 

paralysis of the extremities, pain and tumefaction of 
the abdomen, stupor and death. 

Treatment. — In the first instance, the patient is to 
be made to throw off the narcotic, by the exhibition 
of a moderate quantity of Ipecacuanha, assisted by 
diluent and oleaginous drinks. And after the sto- 
mach has been well evacuated, the remainder of the 
poison, and its effects, are to be counteracted by the 
free use of diluted lime juice or vinegar. 

In the last stage, the exhibition of stimulants, and 
anti-spasmodics, are required to combat the debility, 
paralysis, and stupor, the necessary result of the com- 
bined operation of the disease and previous reme- 
dies. 



Atropa Belladona, The Herb, 

Datura Stramonium, The Herb and Seed. 

Hvosciamus Niger, The whole Plant. 

Symptoms of poisoning by the above plants are 
the following : 

Vertigo, dimness of vision, face pale, eyes haggard, 
pupils dilated, pulse small and slow, sweats cold 
and partial, attended with anxiety, tremors, and 
great prostration. This state is soon succeeded by an 
opposite condition of the system ; the pulse becomes 



170 



hard and frequent, the face suffused, eyes animated 
and sparkling, high delirium, loquacity, singing, 
dancing, occasional crying, accompanied with vari- 
ous ridiculous gestures, and alternated with tremors 
and convulsions. 

If the symptoms still proceed, the precordial anxi- 
ety increases, the patient makes frequent and violent 
efforts to vomit, the convulsions become more severe 
and constant, the eyes fixed and haggard, the pupils, 
are very much dilated, and toward the close of the 
scene, tetanic symptoms super veue, attended by 
blindness and deep coma, which is soon followed by 
death. 

Treatment. — Gentle emetics of ipecacuanha, aided 
by diluents, until the stomach is well evacuated ; after 
which, acid and mucilaginous drinks are to be given 
freely, together with stimulating glysters. 

In the third stage oui chief dependance is on aro- 
matics, stimulants, and antispasmodics, to be em- 
ployed both externally and internally. 



Digitalis Plrtiu.a. — The Leaves. 

Although We do not know any cases of poisoning 
by this plant terminating fatally, yet from its power 
of producing death in animals, and from the symp- 
toms which attend its injudicious exhibition when 
used as a medicine, we do not doubt its claim to the 
character of a poison. 



POISONS, 171 

Symptoms. — Vertigo, anxiety, syncope, nausea, 
vomiting, purging, cold sweats, a small, irregular, 
and scarcely perceptible pulse, delirium, hiccough, 
gastrodynia, convulsions, tumefaction of the abdo- 
men, and finally, death. 

Treatment. — The vomiting is to be assisted by the 
exhibition of oleaginous diluents, or even a moderate 
dose of ipecacuanha ; in like manner, also, the purg- 
ing is to be encouraged by the use of an enema 
which shall be both purgative and stimulating. 

The urgency of the symptons, and the rapidity 
with which they succeed each other, render it neces- 
sary to have early recourse to the use of aroma- 
tics, stimulants, and blisters. Small and frequent- 
ly repeated doses of opium, have been highly extolled 
as an antidote, and should be given immediately 
after the patient has been sufficiently evacuated. 



a^a>is^< 



INDEX, 



Abernethy's emetic, .... 


60 


Absorbent mixture, .... 


34 


Acetated zinc collyrium, 


95 


Acetous fumigation, 


147 


Acid, muriatic, . . . 


164 


Acid, aitric, ..... 


164 


Acid, sulphuric, 


164 


Aconitum neomontanum, 


168 


Aerated alkaline water, 


142 


Aerated water, . .... 


. . 142 


^thusa cynapium, .... 


168 


Aix la Chapelle water, 


146 


Alibert's anthelmintic pill, 


69 


Alibert's antisporic ointment, 


. 121 


Alibert's gargle, . ... 


92 


Alibert's ointment, 


. 119 


Alibert's turbeth ointment, 


121 


Alkaline laxative, 


33 


Alkaline ointment, . . 


120 


Alkaline tincture, 


25 


Allen's anti-dysenteric, 


. . 59 


Alterative pill, . . 


82 


Alterative powder. 


61 



1T6 



ETOBX. 



i 



Alum collyrium, 

Alum curd, 

Alum injection, 

Alum whey, 

Ammoniac lotion, 

Anderson's pill, 

Anodyne cathartic, , 

Anodyne collyrium, 

Anodyne enema, 

Anodyne injection 

Anodyne liniment, 

Anodyne plaster, 

Anodyne powder, Helvetius's, 

Anodyne zinc collyrium, 

Antacid mixture, Sims's, 
Anthelmintic cataplasm, 

Anthelmintic electuary, 
Anthelmintic electuary, Vogler 
Anthelmintic pill, Alibert's, 
Anthelmintic wine, 
Anti-arthritic pill, 
Anti-asthmatic, Boerhaave's, 
Anti-asthmatic, Bree's, 
Anti-asthmatic pill, <|uarin's, 
Anti-carcinomatous powder, 
Anti-chlorotic pill, 
Anti-dysenteric pill, 
Anti-dysenteric powder, 
Anti-dysenteric ptisan, 
Anti-epileptic pill, Quann's, 
Anti-epileptic, Mead's, 
Anti-hemorrlinidal electuary, 
Anti-herpetic lotion. 
Anti-hydropic, Fuller's, 
Anti-hysteric pill. Belli 



INDEX. 



177 



Antilyssic, Selle's, 
Anti-nephritic Adams's, 
Anti-pertussis, Pierson's, 
Anti-pertussis, SutcliflPs, 
Anti-pestilential fumigation, 
Anti-phlogistic febrifuge, 
Anti-psoric bath, Jadelot's . 
Anti-psoric ointment, 
Anti-rheumatic bolus, 
Anti-scorbutic beer, 
Anti-septic enema, 
Anti -septic gargle, 
Anti-syphilitic syrup, 
Anti-tetanic, Fournier's, 
Antimony, 

Aperient powder, Selle's, 
Arsenic, 

Arsenical powder, Justamond's, 
Astringent enema, 
Astringent gargle, Cullen's, 
Astringent pill, Capuron's, 
Astringent ptisan, 
Atropa Belladona, 
Attenuant pill, 



38 

7 

37 

27 

148 
55 

140 

120 
85 
17 

137 
91 
43 
38 

155 
57 

156 
62 

138 

92 

74 

9 

169 
77 



B. 



Bacher's tonic pill, 
Balls's vermifuge powder, 
Balsam of honey, 
Balston water, . 

Bard's opodeldoc, 
Bard's calefacient, 
Bard's substitute, 
Bareges Bath, 



76 

57 

31 

144 

112 

125 

67 

139 



2-3 



178 



INDEX 



Bark enema. 

Barlow's lotion, 

Barthez' lozenge, 

Barthez' white pill, . 

Bates's camphorated collyrium, 

Bateman's drops, 

Bath water, 

Bath, Bareges, 

Bath, Bristol hot wells, 

Bath, Buxton hot wells, 

Bath, cold, . 

Bath, hot, 

Bath, Gondran's, . 

Beth, Jadelot's antipsoric, 

Bath, Jadelot's sulphurous, 

Bath, tepid, 

Bath, tivoli Bartges, 

Bath, warm, 

Bayley'? b;irk infusion, 

Beer, antiscorbutic, 

Beer, Clark's porter, 

Beer, diuretic, 

Beer, prophylactic, 

Beer, stomachic, 

Beer, Valerian, 

Beddoes' soda pill, 

Beh'-t's syrup, 

Belostc's pill, 

Belladona atropa, 

Bicker'l ointment, 

Bishoprick's vitriolic tincture, 

Bitter wine, 

Black wash, 

Boerhaave's anti-asthmatic, 

Beerhaave's fever drink, 



INDEX 



179 



Boerhaave's gout cordial, 
Bolus, anti-rheumatic, . 
Bolus, emmenagogue, 
Bolus, gout, 
Bolus, Mills', , 
Bolus, stomachic, 
Bolus, sudorific, 
Bolus, typhus, 
Bonhomme's lotion, 
Bonhomme's powder, 

Boullay's syrup, 

Bradsley's sciatic liniment 

Bree's anti-asthmatic, 

Bristol water, 

British oil, 

Brown's sthenic pill, 

Brown vermifuge lozenge, 







8* 






85 






86 






84 




• <- • 


85 
84 




. • t 


84 
, 104 
61 
42 
HI 


> * 


.'. 


37 

144 

40 

64 



Calefacient, Bard's, 
Calomel cerate, 
Camphor liniment, 
Camphorated mercurial liniment, 
Camphor plaster, 

Canada liniment, 

Capuron's astringent pill, 

Carbonic cataplasm, 

Carminative pill, • •■ 

Carrot cataplasm, • , 

Cataplasm, alum, 

Cataplasm, anthelmintic, 

Cataplasm, carbonic, 

Cataplasm, carrot, 
Cataplasm, Charmetton's, 



125 
123 
110 
110 
126 
112 
74 
131 
74 
130 
131 
134 
131 
130 
132 



180 



INDEX 



Cataplasm, digitalis, . . 




Cataplasm, hemlock, ..... 


.- 133 


Cataplasm, lead, . . . . 


133 


Cataplasm, malt, ..... 


130 


Cataplasm, mustard, ...... 


131 


Cataplasm, Pradier's gout, . 


134 


Cataplasm, saline, ...... 


131 


Cataplasm, scrophulous, ..... 


132 


Cataplasm, stimulant, ...... 


132 


Cataplasm, T rotter's, ..... 


135 


Cataplasm, yest, .... ... 


130 


Cathartic, anodyne, ...... 


34 


Carthartic, enema, ...... 


13G 


Cathartic, Hull's, 


56 


Catholic pill, 


69 


Caustic lotion, 


103 


Cerate, calomel, 


1 23 


Cerate, honey, ...... 


ifti 


Cerate, Sultana's, ...... 




Chalybeate syrup, ...... 


42 


( 'han lile infusion, ...... 


12 


Cbarmetton's cataplasm, ..... 


132 


Chaussi.i'v losenge, ...... 


08 


Cheltenham water, ...... 


145 


Chejne's stomachic tincture, . 


22 


ChomaTs tranquil liniment, .... 


114 


Cicala tirora, ....... 


168 


Ciller, diuretic, .... 


10 


Cidef, u.'1'iac, ....«•• 


11 


' 'ider, squill, .••••• 


11 


Cinq 1 ratines syrup 


4 J 


Clark's fever pill, ...••• 


64 


Clark's liniment, . • 


116 


(lark's porter beer, ..... 


15 


Cold bath 


139 


f 'ollyrium, acetated zinc, .... 


95 



INDEX. 



181 



Collyrium, alum, 
Collyrium, anodyne, 
Collyrium, anodyne zinc, 
Collyri^m, camphorated, Bates's 
Collyrium, common, 
Collyrium, Gimbernat's, 
Collyrium, Janin's 
Collyrium, mercurial,. . 
Collyrium, opiate, 
Collyrium, rose, 
Collyrium, saturnine, 
Collyrium, Scarpa's, 
Collyrium, Scarpa's stimulant, 
Collyrium, Selle's, 
Collyrium, Ware's, . 
Collyrium, Wilson's, 
Collyrium, Yvel's» 
Collyrium, Zinc, , 

Columba infusion* 
Common gargle, 
Compound bitter infusion, . 
Compound rose infusion, 
Compound squill decoction, 
Compound Vitriolic tincture, 
Congress Saratoga water, 
Conium Maculatum, 
Connecticut pill, .• 

Copaiba injection, 
Copper, 

Cordial, Godfrey's, 
Cough, mixture, 
Cough mixture, refrigerant, 
Crowther's savine ointment 
Cuisinier syrup, 



182 



INDEX. 



Cullen's astringent gargle, 
Cume's gargle, 



99 



D. 

Daffy's elixir, 

Datura stramonium, 

Decoction, Adams's anti-nephritic. 

Decoction, compound squill, . 

Decoction, diuretic, ■ 

Decoction, juniper, 

Decoction, oak bark, 

Depilatory, Plenck's, 

Depurative syrup, Larrey's, 

Desbois's emmenagogue mixture, 

Dessault's lotion, 

Dessaulf s ophthalmic ointment, 

Des trois diables pill, 

Diaphoretic, typhus, 

Digestive, Plenck's, 

Digitalis Cataplasm, 

Digitalis purpurea, 

Diuretic beer, 

Diuretic cider, 

Diuretic decoction, 

Diuretic infusion, Hartman's, 

Diuretic pill, 

Diuretic wine, 

Diuretic wine, English, "*■ 

Diuretic James's, 

Domestic enema, 

Drastic enema, 

Drastic pill, 

Draught, Riverius's . 

Drink, Boerhaave'6 



29 

169 

7 

7 

6 

6 

9 

128 

46 

35 

101 

118 

69 

54 

104 

133 

170 

16 

10 

<; 
n 

65 
18 
19 
26 
136 
136 
68 
33 
33 



INDEX? 



1*3 



©rink, Ether, 
Drink, muriatic acid, 
Drink, nitric acid, 
Drink, Sulphuric acid, 
Drops, Bateman's,' . 
Drops, Jesuits', 
Drops, Weikard's, , 
Dubois's lozenge, 
Dupuy's pill, 
Durand's mixture, 



E. 



Ear Balsam, Smith's, • 

Eau medicinale, 
Eccoprotic powder, 
Edinburgh treacle, 
Egg mixture, . i 
Electuary, anthelmintic, 
Electuary, anthelmintic, Vogler's 
Electuary, anti-hemorrhoidal, 
Electuary, expectorant, 
Electuary, hiera picra, 
Electuary, Mead's, 
Electuary, mineral, 
Electuary, Menro r s, 
Electuary, nitre, 
Electuary, opiate, 
Electuary, opiate, Tissot's, 
Electuary, Reuss's, 
Electuary, tonic, * 
Electuary, Wards's, 
Electuary, Warren's, 
Elixir, Daffy's, . « 

Elixir, foetid, Fuld*s t 



184 



WDEX. 



Elixir, Italien, 

Elixir, PeyrilheY, 

Elixir, Spina's, 

Elm ptisan, 

Emetic, Abernethy's, 

Emetic mixture, Moseley's, 

Emetic, Senter's, 

Emmenagogue bolus, 

Emmenagogue mixture, Desbois' 

Enun nagogue pill, 

Enema, anodyne, 

Enema, antiseptic, 

Enema, astrin^-nt, 

Enema, bark, 

Enema, bark, Lind's, 

Enema, cathartic, 

Em-ma, domestic, 

Enema, drastic, 

Enema, tobacco, 

Enema, tonic, . » 

Enema, turpentine, 

Enema, \ ermifuge, 

English diuretic wine, 

English itch ointment, 

Bpispastic, Janin's, 

Erysipelas lotion, 

nee of mustard, 
Ether drink, 
Expectorant electuary, 
Expectorant pill, 
Expectorant, seneka, 
Expectorant, stimulant, 
Expectorant, Thomas's.. 



INDEX. 



105 



Fabre's ointment, . . 


. 123 


Febrifuge, hectic, .... 


55 


Febrifuge, typhus, .... 


54 


Feltz' ptisan, .... 


5 


Ferriar's sciatic liniment, . . 


110 


Foetid pill, ..... 


73 


Foote's injection .... 


• 108 


Ford's scrophulous plaster, . , ' 


. . . 125 


Fothergill's gargle, .... 


92 


Fouquier's hydragogue, , 


. , 47 


Fournier's anti-tetanic, . , 


38 


Fowler's solution, .... 


39 


Fox's tincture, ...» 




French liniment, . 


• > , H3 


Fuld's foetid elixir, . . '. . 


21 


Fuller's anti-hydropic, . . . 


18 


Fuller's plaster, .... 


. 127 


Fuller's pill, , 


72 


Fumigation, acetous, 


. 147 


Fumigation, anti-pestilential, 


148 


Fumigation, Carmichael Smyth's, 




Fumigation, Guyton D'Morveau's, • 


• . . 148 


Fumigation, sulphuretted hydrogene, 


. 149 



G. 



^£ 



Galen's electuary, 
Gall injection, 
Gall ointment, 
Gargle, Alibert's, 
Gargle, antiseptic, 
Gargle, astringent, 
argle, common, 



48 

108 
122 
92 
91 
92 
90 



24 



186 



r.VDEX. 



Gargle, Currie's, 

Gargle, Fothergill's, 

Gargle, Hartman's sulphuric, 

Gargle, mercurial, 

Gargle, Monro's, 

Gargle, muriatic, 

Gargle, rose, 

Gargle, sedative, 

Gargle, sumach, 

Gargle, jest, 

Gimbernat'e collyrium, 

Godfrey's cordial, 

Gold pill, 

Gondran's bath, 

Gout bolus, 

Gout cordial, Boerhaare'a 

Griffith's myrrh mixture, 

Griffith's pill, 

Gnaiac cider, 

Guindre's purgative, 

Gum pill, 



II. 



IJ;d!< "- diuretic ptisan, • 
Harrowgate w.-.tt r. 
Hartman's diuretic ptisan, 
Hartman's Bulphnric gitgle, 
rfarleam oil, . 
1 [ectic febi I 
Hellebore lotion, 
Helvetras's anodyne, 
Hemlock i ntaplasm, 
Hemlock lotion, 
Hemlock ointment. 






INDEX. 



187 



Hemlock plaster, 


. 127. 


Hey's hemorrhoidal lotion, 


100 


Hey's lotion, . 


. 1Q1 


Hey's scrophulous lotion, 


104 


Hill's balsam of honey, . . ' 


31 


Home's cancerous lotion, 


. . 103 


Home's lotion, 


, 100 


Honey cerate, . . 


124 


Hooper's pill, 


. , 70 


Hop infusion, 


• 13 


Hop tincture, 


25 


Hot bath, 


139 


Hufeland's liniment, 


• 114 


Hull's cathartic, 


56 


Husson's eau medicinale, 


. 28 


Hydragogue, Fouquier's, 


47 


Hydragogue powder, 


. 56 


Hydragogue, Quarin's, 


47 


Hyosciamus, niger, 


169 



Jadelot's anti-psoric bath, 


140 


Janin's collyrium, 


97 


Janin's ophthalmic ointment, 


118 


Janin's perpetual epispastic, 


127 


Jesuits' drops, 


31 


Infusion, Bayley's bark, 


14 


Infusion, chamomile, 


12 


Infusion, columba, . . . 


12 


Infusion, compound bitter, 


13 


Infusion, compound rose, 


14 


Infusion, diuretic, Hartman's, 


n 


Infusion, hop, 


13 


Infusion, orange rind, 


13 



188 



INDEX. 



Infusion, pinkroot, 
Infusion, quassia, 
Infusion, serpentaria, 
Injection, alum, 
Injection, anodyne, 
Injection, common, 
Injection, copaiba, 
Injection, Foote's, 
Injection, gall, 
Injection, mercurial, 
Injection, muriatic, 
Injection, oak l»nrk, 
Injection, opiate, 
Injection, saturnine, 
Italien elixir, 
Juniper decoction, 
Justamond's arsenical powder 



12 
12 
11 

106 
106 
106 
107 
108 
108 
107 
107 
108 
107 
106 

24 
6 

62 



K. 



Keyser's pill. 



C2 



La Mothe's ph-tcr, 


• 


128 


Larre\*s depurative syrup, 




46 


Laxative, alkaline. 




33 


Laxative ptisan, 


• 


8 


Lead, . 




162 


Lead n.taplasm. 




133 


L.wi^s hellebore wine, 


• • 


20 


Li hen syrup, • • 


; 


41 


Lime liniment, 


• • 


109 


LmdV bark enema, 


• • 


138 


Liud's liniment, 




116 



INDE.X 



189 



Liniment, anodyne, 

Liniment, Bard's opodeldoc, 

Liniment, Bath anodyne, , 

Liniment, borax, 

Liniment. Bradley's sciatic, 

Liniment, camphor, 

Liniment, Canada, 

Liniment, Chomel's tranquil, 

Liniment, Clark's, 

Liniment, camphorated mercurial, 

Liniment, essence of mustard, 

Liniment, Ferriar's sciatic, 

Liniment, French, 

Liniment, hemorrhoidal, 

Liniment, Hufeland's, 

Liniment, lime, 

Liniment, opodeldoc, Steer's, 

Liniment, Lind's, 

Liniment, Smith's ear, 

Liniment, stimulant, 

Liniment, sulphuric, 

Liniment, turpentine, . • 

Liniment, Ware's, 

Linseed ptisan, 

Liquor, Plenck's caustic, 

Lithontriptic pill, , 

Lobelia tincture, 

London pill, 

Lotion, ammoniac, 

Lotion, anti-herpetic, 

Lotion, Barlow's, . 

Lotion, Bonhomme's, 

Lotion, caustic, 

Lotion, chilblain, - 

Lotion, Dessault's, 

Lotion, erysipelas, 



190 



tNDEX. 



Lotion, hellebore, 
Lotion, hemlock, 
Lotion, Hey's, 
Lotion, Hey's hemorrhoidal, 
Lotion, Hey's scrophulous, 
Lotion, Home's, 
Lotion, Home's cancerous, 
Lotion, Purmann's, 
Lotion, Richter's, 
Lotion, saturnine, 
Lotion, Smith's, 
Lotion, tinea, 
Lotion, Underwood's 
Lotion, zinc, . , 

Lozenge, Barthcz', 
Lozenge, brown vermifuge, 
Lozenge, Chaussier's, 
Lozenge, Dubois', 
Lozenge, pectoral, 
Lozenge, sulphur, 



M. 



Malt cataplasm, 
Marryutt's dry vomit, 
Mead's anti-epilrptic, 
i\If.hl- tinrture, 
M. -mini's pill, 
Merat's pill, 
Mercury, 

Mercurial collyrium, 
Mercurial gargle, 
Mercurial injection, 
Mills's bolus, 
Mineral electuary. 



INDEX. 



191 



Mineral poisons, 
Mineral waters, 
Mineral water, aerated, 
Mineral water, aerated alkaline, 
Mineral water, Aix-la Chapelle, 
Mineral water, Ballston, 
Mineral water, Bristol, 
^Mineral water, Cheltenham, 
Mineral water, Harrowgate, 
Mineral water, Passy, 
Mineral water, Pyrrmont, 
Mineral water, Saratoga Congress, 
Mineral water, Sedlitz, 
Mineral water, Seltzer, 
Mineral water, soda, 
Mineral water, Spa, 
Mineral water, Trevez, 
Mineral water, Tunbridge, 
Mixture, absorbent, 
Mixture, anodyne cathartic, 
Mixture, cough, 

Mixture, Desbois' emmenagogue, 
Mixture, Durand's, 
Mixture, egg, 
Mixture, Griffith's myrrh, 
Mixture, Moseley's emetic, 
Mixture, refrigerant cough, 
Mixture, Sims' antacid, 
Mixture, stimulant, 
Mixture, Thomas's expectorant, 
Monro's electuary, 
Monro's gargle, 
Morveau's fumigation, 
Moseley's emetic mixture, 
Muriatic acid, 



192 



INDEX. 



Muriatic acid drink, 
Muriatic gargle, 
Muriatic injection, 
Most.rd cataplasm 
Mustard, essence of, 
Mustard whey, 
Myrrh mixture, Griffith's, 



32 

92 

107 

131 

111 

2 

37 



N. 



Nitre electuary, 
Nitric acid, 
Nitric acid drink, 
Nitrous powder, 
Nooffer's remedy for tinea, 
Nuremburgh plaster, 



48 
164 

32 

54 

58 

126 



o. 



Oak bark decoction, 





Oak bark injection, 


10G 


Oil, British, . 


40 


Oil, Nail Urn, 


40 


Ointment, compound sulphur, 


119 


Ointment, Alibert's, 


119 


Ointment, Alilnii- anti-psoric, 


1J1 


Ointment, Alibert'fl turbeth. 


121 


Ointment, alkaline. 


120 


Ointment, anti-psoric, 


120 


Ointment, Bicker's, 


119 


Ointment, common tinea, 


120 


Ointment, Crowther'a ravine, 


121 


Ointment, Default's ophthalmic, 


118 


Ointment, English, itch, 


120 


Ointment, Fabre's, 


123 



INDEX, 



193 



Ointment, gall, » 


122 


Ointment, hemlock, .... 


. 122 


Ointment, Janin's ophthalmic, 


118 


Ointment, opium, 


122 


Ointment, Scarpa's ophthalmic, 


117 


Ointment, Scotch, . 


121 


Ointment, St- Bartholomew's ophthalmic, 


118 


Ointment, S.t- Ives's, . ... 


117 


Ointment, stramonium, 


. ' 122 


Ointment, tartar emetic, 


123 


Opiate, colly rium, 


96 


Opiate, electuary, , 


u 


Opiate, injection, - . , 


107 


Opium, . . . 


. )6G 


Opium ointment, .... 


122 


Opodeldoc, Bard's, 


. 112 


Opodeldoc, Steer's, 


109 


Orange rind infusion, 


13 


Oriental pill, .... 


74- 



Passy water, 

Paste, Ward's, f 

Pectoral lozenge, 

Peyrilhe's elixir, 

Pierson's anti-pertussis, 

Pill, Alibert's anthelmintic, 

Pill, alteratire, 

Pill, Anderson's, 

Pill, anti-arthritic, 

Pill, anti-chlorotic, 

Pill, anti-dysenteric, , . 

Pill, attenuant, 

Pill. Bacher's, 



143 
49 
87 
26 
37 
69 
82 
67 
80 
73 
75 
77 
7& 



25 



194 



INDEX. 



Pill, Bard's substitute, 

Pill, Barthez's white, 

Pill, Beddoes' soda, 

Pill, Beloste's, 

Pill, Brown's sthenic, 

Pill, Capuron's astringent 

Pill, carminative, 

Pill, Catholic, 

Pill, Clark's fever, 

Pill, Connecticut, 

Pill, Des trois diables 

Pill, diuretic, 

Pill, drastic, 

Pill, Dupuy's, 

Pill, emmenagogue, 

Pill, expectorant, 

Pill, foetid, 

PHI, Fuller's, . 

Pill, gold. 

Pill, Griflith's, 

Pill, gum, 

Pill, Hooper's, 

Pill, keyser's, 

Pill, lithontriptic, 

Pill, Loudon, 

Pill, Meglin's, 

Pill, Merit's, 

Pill, oriental, 

Pill, Qparin'fl anti-asthmatic, 

Pill, (.^uarin's aiiti-euileptic, 

Till, resolvent, 

Pill. Kichter's, 

Pill, Royal, 

Pill, savine, 

Pill. Scotch. 



INDEX 



105 



Pill, Schmueker's, 

Pill, Selle's anti-hysteric, 

Pill, soap, 

Pill, squill, 

Pill, Starkley's, 

Pill, sudorific, 

Pill, tonic, 

Pink root infusion, 

Plaster, anodyne, 

Plaster, Bard's calefacient, 

Plaster, camphor, 

Plaster, Ford's scrophulous, 

Plaster, Fuller's, 

Plaster, hemlock, 

Plaster, Janin's, 

Plaster, La Mothe's, 

Plaster, Nuremburgh, 

Plaster, Plenck's depilatory, 

Plaster, rubifacient anodyne, 

Plaster, Swediaur's styptic, 

Plenck's caustic liquor, 

Plenck's depilatory, 

Plenck's digestive, 

Plunket's powder, 

Poisons, 

Portland powder, 

Powder, Abernethy's emetic, 

Powder, alterative, 

Powder, anti-dysenteric, 

Powder, anti-dysenteric, Allen's, 

Powder, anti-phlogistic, 

Powder. Ball's vermifuge, 

Powder, Bonhomme's, 

Powder, eccoprotic, 

Powder, Guindre's purgative. 



196 



INDEX, 



Powder, hectic febrifuge, 

Powder, Helvetius's anodyne, 

Powder, Hull's cathartic, 

Powder, hydragogue, 

Powder, Justamond's arsenical* 

Powder, Marryatt's dry vomit, 

Powder, nitrous, 

Powder, Nouffer's, 

Powder, Plunket's, 

Powder, Portland, 

Powder, Pully's James's, 

Powder, Quarin's, 

Powder, Roussclot's anti-carcinomatous 

Powder, Scarpa's sturnutatory, 

Powder, Sclimucker's, 

Powder, Selle's aperient, 

Powder, Senter's emetic, 

Powder, tin vermifuge, 

Powder, typhus diaphoretic, . 

Powder, typhus febrifuge, 

Powder, Yernix's :«t)ptic, 

Powder, Ware's sternutatory, 

Pradier's gout cataplasm, 

Prophylactic beer, 

Ptisan, anti-dysenteric, 

Ptisan, astringent, 
Ptisan, elm, 
Ptisan, FeltZ, 
Ptisan, HallT 's diuretic, 
Ptisan, laxative, 
Ptisan, Unseed, 
Ptisan, purgative, 
ftisan, Quarin's, 
Ptisan, Royal, 
Ptisan, sarsapanlla. 



INDEX, 



197 



Ptisan, suet, 
Ptisan, Vinache's, 
Pully's James's powder, 
Purgative ptisan, • 
Purmann's lotion, 
Pyrmont water, . 



3 
4 

55 

8 

100 

144 



Quarin's anti-asthmatic, 
Quarin's anti-epileptic, 
Quarin's hydragogue, 
Quarin's powder, 
Quarin's ptisan, 
Quassia infusion, 



Q< 



79 
79 
47 
60 
4 
12 



R. 



RadclifPs wine, .... 


19 


Refrigerant cough mixture, 


36 


Remedy, Temple's, 


38 


Resolvent pill, » 


66 


Reuss's electuary, . . 


47 


Riverius's draught, , . , 


33 


Rbanby tincture, . 


23 


Richard's squill wine, 


20 


Richter's lotion, , , 


99 


Richter's pill, .... 


. 80 


Rose collyrium, .... 


94 


Rose gargle, .... 


90 


Rousselot's anti-carcinomatous powder, 


63 


Royal pill, • 


71 


Royal ptisan, . 


5 


Rubifacient anodyne plaster, 


2a 



193 



JNDRX. 



j* 




Saline cataplasm, ..... 


131 


Saratoga Congress water, 


145 


Sarsaparilla ptisan, .... 


44 


Saturnine collyrium, 


94 


Saturnine lotion, . 


99 


Savine pill, .... 


70 


Savine ointment. Crowther's, 


• 121 


Scarpa's collyrium, 


97 


Scarpa's collyrium stimulant, 


98 


Scarpa's ophthalmic ointment, 


117 


Scarpa's sternutatory, 


62 


Schmucker's pill, 


80 


Schmuker's sternutatory, 


62 


Scotch ointment, 


121 


Scotch pill, . 


68 


Scrophulous cataplasm, 


132 


Sedative gargle, • 


93 


Sedlitz water, 7^ 


143 


Selle's anti-lyssic, .... 


38 


Selle's aperient, . 


67 


Selle's collyrium, , 


97 


Seltzer water, .... 


145 


Seneka expectorant, .... 


9 


Senter's emetic, .... 


60 


Serpentaria infusion, 


11 


Silver, . 


159 


Sim-' antacid mixture, 


34 


Smiths fumigation, 


147 


Smith's ear balsam, .... 


115 


Smith's lotion, i 


102 


Soap pill, . 


68 


Soda pill, Beddoes', 


72 


Soda water, * 


14* 



INDEX. 



199 



Solution, Fowler's, 

Spa water, 

Spina's elixir, 4 

Squill cider, 

Squill pill, 

St. Bartholomew's ophthalmic ointment 

St. Ives's ophthalmic ointment, 

Starkley's pill, 

Steer's opodeldoc, 

Sternutatory, Scarpa's, 

Sternutatory, Schmucker's, 

Sternutatory, Ware's, 

Stimulant cataplasm, 

Stimulant expectorant, 

Stimulant liniment, 

Stomachic beer, 

Stomachic bolus, , , 

Stramonium, 

Stramonium ointment, 

Styptic powder, Vernix', 

Sudorific bolus, 

Sudorific pill, 

Suet ptisan, jj . 

Sulphur lozenge, 

Sulphuric acid, 

Sulphuric acid drink, 

Sulphuric liniment, 

Sulphuretted fumigation, 

Sulphurous bath, 

Sultana's cerate, 

Sumach gargle, 

Sutcliff's anti-pertussis, 

Swediaur's styptic powder, 

Sydenham's vinous tincture of opium, 

Syrup, an ti- syphilitic. 



200 



INDEX. 



Syrup, Beat's, 
Syrup, Boullay's, 
Syrup, Chalybeate, 
Syrup De Cusinier, 
Syrup des cinq' racines, 
Syrup, Larray's depurative, 
Syrup, Lichen, v 



42 
42 
45 
41 
46 
41 



T. 



Tartar emetic ointment 


» .... 


123 


Tartar whey, 





1 


Temple's remedy, 




38 


Tepid bath, 




139 


Thomas's expectorant, 





36 


Tin vermifuge powder, 




58 


Tincture, alkaline, 


• 


25 


Tincture, Bishoprick's 


compound vitriolic, 


23 


Tincture, Boerhaave's 


anti-asthmatic, 


27 


Tincture, Husson's, (Eau Medicinale,) 


28 


Tincture, Fox's, 


• 


24 


Tincture, hop, 




25 


Tincture, lobelia, 




26 


Tincture, Mead's, 




27 


Tincture, Rhanby, 




23 


Tincture, Sutcliff's, 




27 


Tinea lotion, 




102 


Tissot's opiate, 




52 


Tivoli Bareges bath, 




149 


Tobacco enema, 


. 


137 


Tonic electuary, 


. 


52 


Tonic enema, 


. 


138 


Tonic pill, 


• 


76 


Treacle, Edinburgh, 




Bt 



INDEX. 201 

Trevez' mineral water, 143 

Trotter's hop cataplasm, . . • . . .135 

Turpentine liniment, . • • ... . 110 

Typhus bolus, ....... 84 

Typhus diaphoretic, ...... 54 

Typhus febrifuge, . . . . . . . 54 



u. 



Underwood's lotion, 


V. 


. 101 


Valerian beer, 




16 


Vermifuge, Ball's, 




57 


Vermifuge enema, 


. 


137 


Vermifuge tin, 


. 


58 


Vemix's, styptic powder, 


k 


63 


Vinache's ptisan,' 


■* 


4 


Vinegar whey, 


i . » » 


1 


Vinous tincture of opium, 


• » . » 


21 


Vomit, Marryatt's dry, 


• 


60 



w 



Ward's paste, 
Ware's collyrium, 
Ware's liniment, 
Ware's sternutatory, 
Warm bath, 
Warren's electuary, 
Wash, black, 
Wash, yellow, 
Waters, mineral, 



49 

06 
115 

62 
139 

53 
101 
101 
142 



9.6 



202 



INDEX 



Weikard's drops, . 
Whey, alum, 
Whey, mustard, 
Whey, tartar, 
Whey, vinegar, 
Whey, wine, 
Willson's collyrium, 
Wine, anthelmintic, . 
Wine, bitter, 
Wine, diuretic, 
Wine, English diuretic. 
Wine, James's diuretic, 
Wine, Lewis's hellebore, 
Wine, Kadcliff's, 
Wine, Richard's squill, . 
Wine whey, 



39 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

96 

21 

20 

18 

19 

26 

20 

19 

20 

1 



¥ellow wash, 
Yest cataplasm, 
Yest gargle, 
Yvel'6 collyrium, 



101 

130 

91 

98 



Zinc collyrium, 
Zinc lotion, 




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